Kara Swisher

Business journalist and co-founder of Recode

Kara Swisher is a business journalist, author and media entrepreneur. She is the co-founder, executive editor and CEO of Recode, a technology advice and news website. Swisher is well-known for her stubbornness in dealing with tech industry controversies and her hard-hitting questions when interviewing heads of tech companies. Swisher was born in Bethesda, Maryland and attended Princeton University, where she received a B.A. in public policy and journalism. After working as a reporter for The Washington Post, Swisher moved to Silicon Valley and wrote for various publications, including Forbes and The Wall Street Journal. In 2006, she co-founded the AllThingsD conference, a premier technology conference for the technology and media industries. In 2013, she left the Wall Street Journal to co-found Recode, which she runs with longtime Business journalist Walt Mossberg. Swisher is a powerful voice in the tech industry. She has won numerous awards for her distinguished reporting, including a National Magazine Award, the ASME National Magazine Award for her column at The Wall Street Journal, the Hart-Throb Fulfillment Award, and the 2006 trailblazing women award. She has appeared before numerous congressional committees to speak on topics such as data privacy and net neutrality. Swisher also co-hosts the Recode Decode podcast, where she interviews tech industry leaders, politicians, and thought leaders. Her work has been featured in several books, including a book she co-wrote with Mossberg, Verge, and Here Comes Everyone: How Change Happens When Creative Group Collaboration Explodes. She was also featured in the 2019 documentary The Great Hack, which explored the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Kara Swisher is a formidable force in the tech industry. She is an ardent critic of the technology industry and is dedicated to providing critical and unbiased coverage of the industry's biggest news stories.