Nicholas Thompson is the editor-in-chief of WIRED. Prior to joining WIRED, Mr. Thompson served as the editor of newyorker.com from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Thompson is also a contributor for CBS News, where he frequently discusses technology on CBS This Morning and politics on CBSN. He is also a co-founder of The Atavist, a software company and National Magazine. Prior to becoming a journalist, Mr. Thompson released three albums of acoustic guitar music.
