Steve Russolillo

CEO

New York, New York, United States14 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Nearly two decades of newsroom leadership experience.
Oversaw 125+ reporters and editors across multiple regions.
Produced an award-winning documentary on cryptocurrency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned journalist and editor with expertise in business and financial media.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipJournalismBreaking NewsStorytellingDigital MediaAudience EngagementReportingWritingTeachingFinancial Writing

Other Skills

Business JournalismEditingNews WritingMedia RelationsBusiness WritingBusiness CommunicationResearchBloggingPublishingCopy EditingFeature ArticlesEditorialHeadline WritingOnline JournalismProofreading

About

Steve has nearly two decades of experience as a newsroom leader at The Wall Street Journal and now Business Insider. He has managed large teams, driven coverage across the newsroom and has worked in the U.S. and Asia as a reporter, blogger, columnist, audience strategist and editor. He currently directs and drives Business Insider's coverage of business, technology, markets, finance, and innovation, overseeing more than 125 reporters and editors across the U.S., London, and Singapore. Previously, Steve was head of breaking news at the Journal, ensuring the biggest business, political and national news was covered with the speed and accuracy needed to tell these impactful stories. This team was central to the newsroom's efforts to grow readership and deepen engagement with readers. Steve briefly left journalism to work on Wall Street. He earned an MBA in finance from Baruch College and worked at Goldman Sachs in the firm's asset management division. He then rejoined the Journal, first in New York and then overseas as a foreign correspondent in Hong Kong, before returning to New York. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware and lives in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.

Experience

14 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

1 yr 4 mos

Current Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Dow Jones Newswires

– Present

Business insider

Chief News Editor

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · New York, New York, United States · On-site

I direct and drive Business Insider's coverage of business, technology, markets, finance, and innovation, overseeing more than 125 reporters and editors across the U.S., London, and Singapore.

LeadershipJournalismBusiness JournalismEditingNews Writing

The wall street journal

5 roles

Head of Breaking News

Promoted

Jun 2024 – Dec 2024 · 6 mos

Oversee a team of reporters, editors, and photo journalists covering the most important stories of the day.
Collaborate with bureaus around the world to ensure The Wall Street Journal sets the agenda on major news events.
Implement strategies to increase engagement and readership, with a focus on headline writing and story framing to significantly boost online traffic and audience reach.

Breaking NewsStorytellingMedia Relations

Deputy Coverage Chief, Speed & Trending

Oct 2021 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

One of three editors who led the creation of the Speed & Trending coverage area at The Wall Street Journal, which focused on breaking news and trending stories.
Helmed coverage of the biggest stories of the day, from writing quick breaking news to enterprise pieces.

Breaking NewsStorytelling

Strategy Editor

Promoted

Mar 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

Led audience and digital innovation for WSJ’s business and corporate coverage, working with reporters and editors across teams to enhance readership.
Collaborated with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and editors to improve audience reach and engagement.
Implemented strategies to better align our stories with readers' interests with the goal of boosting overall traffic.

Digital MediaAudience Engagement

Reporter

Jun 2017 – Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Global markets and finance reporter in Hong Kong, focused on equities, IPOs, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Collaborated on Hong Kong protest coverage. Starred in and produced an award-winning documentary on creating the Journal's first cryptocurrency: WSJCoin.

ReportingStorytelling

Columnist

Nov 2015 – May 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

Wrote WSJ's Ahead of the Tape, a daily column that offered a point of view on prominent corporate, markets and macroeconomic trends. Column appeared each weekday online and in print.

WritingJournalism

New york university

Adjunct Instructor

Sep 2016 – May 2017 · 8 mos · New York

Taught “Business Writing I" to students and working professionals, with a focus on improving writing and communication skills in a professional setting.

TeachingBusiness Writing

Baruch college

Adjunct Instructor

Jun 2015 – May 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos · New York

Taught “Business Communication I" to MBA and MS students at Baruch College. Coached students on business presentations, writing, and oral communication skills.

TeachingBusiness Communication

Goldman sachs

Associate

Nov 2014 – Oct 2015 · 11 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Financial writer in the Strategic Advisory Solutions group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, responsible for researching and writing research notes, white papers and marketing material.

Financial WritingResearch