Tracy Grant
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Tracy Grant is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She previously served as Britannica's editor in chief, the first woman to hold that title.
Before joining Britannica, Grant had a distinguished career at The Washington Post, holding several editorial positions, including the newspaper’s first Web editor, and finishing her tenure there as managing editor for staff development and standards.
Grant is a regular speaker at journalism conferences. Her television appearances have included NBC and PBS. She began her journalism career in Florida where she worked as an editor at the Miami Herald. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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