Samuel Posin Jacobs is an American journalist. In April 2023, he was named editor-in-chief of ''

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'' magazine, the youngest since

Henry Luce Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an American magazine magnate who founded ''Time'', ''Life'', '' Fortune'', and ''Sports Illustrated'' magazines. He has been called "the most influential private citizen in the Amer ...

, the magazine's co-founder.

Biography

In 2009, Jacobs graduated from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

, where he studied history. The title of his thesis was ''Walter Weyl and the Progressive Mind: The Promise and Problems of the New Democracy''. He was associate managing editor of ''

The Harvard Crimson ''The Harvard Crimson'' is the student newspaper at Harvard University, an Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The newspaper was founded in 1873, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduate students. His ...

''. Jacobs attended

The Roxbury Latin School The Roxbury Latin School (informally known as RL) is a private, College-preparatory school, college-preparatory, all-boys day school located in West Roxbury, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1645 by Puritans, Puritan missionary John Eli ...

. Before coming to ''Time'' in 2013, he covered politics for ''

The Daily Beast ''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. Founded in 2008, the website is owned by IAC Inc. It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief ...

'', edited ''

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'' front of the book section, and was a U.S. campaign correspondent for

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. Jacobs was initially senior editor of time.com and was promoted in 2014 to assistant managing editor the magazine. In 2016, he was promoted to executive editor of ''Time Digital''. He was deputy editor from 2019 until being named editor-in-chief in 2023.

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