Katie Drummond

Katie Drummond is an award-winning journalist and newsroom leader who is currently the global editorial director at WIRED. Prior to joining WIRED in 2023, she ran VICE's digital reporting, video, and audience development teams around the world; during her tenure, VICE expanded its news operations and investigative reporting efforts across Latin America, Europe, and Asia, in an ambitious effort that Drummond spearheaded and led. Her teams at VICE were honored with dozens of major journalism prizes, including several Emmys, Online Journalism Awards, Society Of Publishers in Asia Awards, and a Peabody Award, among other plaudits.

Drummond was previously the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo, and served in key leadership roles at Bloomberg and The Verge, among other outlets. She started her career as a reporter, covering national security for WIRED during the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.