Madison native Katie Dean, former executive editor for The Capital Times in Madison, has been named editor-in-chief of In Business (IB). Her appointment was announced Monday by IB Publisher Dave Neill. She will begin her new position on Nov. 4, 2024.
Dean, a 1993 graduate of Madison West High School and a 1997 graduate of Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, brings 25 years of reporting, writing, and editing experience to In Business, the last 17 years in various positions at The Capital Times.
In addition to serving as executive editor for The Capital Times from 2019–23, Dean was the publication’s news and investigations editor from July–November 2023, its city editor from 2013–19, and its Madison life editor and co-editor of 77 Square, providing arts, entertainment, and cultural coverage.
Prior to joining The Capital Times, her career stops included stints as a staff reporter for TheStreet.com in San Francisco, California, where she covered Apple computers, security software, digital media, and other aspects of the technology sector in 2006–07.
Before that, Dean worked for six years as a staff reporter for Wired News (wired.com), also in San Francisco, where she covered the technology and digital media at the height of the dotcom boom.
For more read the link to the In Business announcement here.
