Matthew Philips

Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia Business School, 2010-2011

CNN, Director of Washington Enterprise (2025-present)

Lead a team of correspondents, reporters and producers focused on original, in-depth reporting and analysis out of Washington.

CNN, Assistant Managing Editor (2018-2025 )

Run enterprise reporting from Washington. Serve a key management and supervisory role. Manage and edit sensitive long-term projects.

Bloomberg Businessweek, Senior Editor (2017-2018 )

Directed coverage of government and politics for the magazine during the first 22 months of the Trump administration.

Bloomberg Businessweek, Associate Editor (2012-2017 )

Worked as a swing editor and reporter for front-of-book. Wrote and reported 600+ stories over four years.

Freakonomics, Editor, Head of Business Development (2011-2012 )

Ran daily business and editorial operations of Freakonomics.com.

Newsweek, reporter (2006-2010 )

Wrote and reported 200+ stories as a general assignment reporter.