David Dae-Hyun Cho is an American journalist. He serves as editor in chief of ''

Barron's ''Barron's'' (stylized in all caps) is an American weekly magazine and newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp, since 1921. Founded as ''Barron's National Financial Weekly'' in 1921 by Clarence W. Barron (1855–19 ...

'', and was formerly business editor at ''

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''.

Early life and education

Cho was educated at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

of Music in New York, where he studied piano, before receiving a BA in English Language and Literature from

Yale Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges ch ...

in 1995. He then received three graduate degrees from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

including an MA in Journalism, an MA in International Affairs and an MBA from the business school.

Career

Cho started his career as a staff writer for ''

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'' in 1995 until he took an internship at ''

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'' in 1997. After his internship, Cho joined ''

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'' as a staff writer before assuming the same role at ''

The Star-Ledger ''The Star-Ledger'' was the largest circulation newspaper in New Jersey. It is based in Newark, New Jersey. The newspaper ceased print publication on February 2, 2025, but continues to publish a digital edition. In 2007, ''The Star-Ledger''s ...

'' in 1999, where he was a member of the team that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news for its coverage of a deadly dorm fire at Seton Hall University. He moved to ''

'' in 2001 and was a 2005-06 Knight-Bagehot fellow. Cho's work covering the

2008 financial crisis The 2008 financial crisis, also known as the global financial crisis (GFC), was a major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States. The causes of the 2008 crisis included excessive speculation on housing values by both homeowners ...

drew attention. He won the Best of Knight-Bagehot Business Journalism Award for his coverage of events leading to the Crisis. His coverage of the

was also chosen by the Columbia School of Journalism as one of its "100 Great Stories" of the last century. He was a member of the Washington Post team that won the 2014

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and contributed to the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the

Virginia Tech massacre The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...

. Cho was named business editor in 2016. As business editor, Cho expanded the staff of the department significantly and established a technology team in San Francisco. In April 2021, Cho was named editor in chief of

, just as the publication was celebrating its 100th year. In January of the following year, it reached 20 million unique readers, including Apple News, a record for the publication. In early 2023, Barron's won a SABEW award and was a SABEW finalist for economics and for its coverage of the entertainment streaming business. In March 2024, it won a SABEW award for an investigative series into discount retailers and it was named a finalist for Personal Finance and General Excellence. The following year, Barron's won five SABEW awards, including a first-place finish for General Excellence. In 2024, the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents named Cho as a winner of its Professional Excellence Award. In 2023, Cho was named the head of editorial content for Dow Jones Wealth and Investing, overseeing the journalism for MarketWatch, Investors Business Daily and Financial News London, while retaining his leadership of Barron's. In early 2025, he was elected as the president of the Dow Jones News Fund, becoming its ninth president in its 67-year history.

Personal life

Cho married on December 30, 2001. He and his wife have two sons. Cho's mother is a Methodist pastor and his father is the owner and founder of Netlinc Technologies, a company that manufactured telecommunications hardware in New Jersey.

References

External links

David Cho on Twitter

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