John A. Byrne | |
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| Born | John Anthony Byrne January 17, 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri William Paterson University |
| Occupation(s) | journalist author editor entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Katherine Niccolls Byrne |
| Website | |
John A. Byrne (born January 17, 1953), is an American journalist, author and the CEO of C-Change Media Inc. [1] [2] Byrne is known as the editor-in-chief first at Fast Company Magazine and then businessweek.com, he was also the executive editor of Business Week magazine. [3] [4]
Byrne got his master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and an undergraduate degree in English and political science from William Paterson College. [5] [6]
Byrne has been a speaker and essayist on business education and the future of journalism. [7] He has been interviewed about the new world of journalism and the future of business education, [8] [9] and has been for Harvard University's Nieman Reports, [10] [11] The Christian Science Monitor, and MediaWeek magazine. [12]
In 2010, Byrne founded C-Change Media Inc. to create digital platforms focused on business schools and leadership. [13] The company’s flagship publication, Poets & Quants , launched the same year and quickly became a widely cited source for business education news, school rankings, and interviews with deans and executives. [14]
In 2012, Byrne expanded C-Change Media’s portfolio to include Poets & Quants for Execs, a platform dedicated to executive MBA programs. [15] As of 2014, the network of C-Change Media websites was attracting over one million monthly page views. [16]
Poets & Quants has become a source frequently cited by major media outlets, including Fortune , Forbes , and The Financial Times in discussions of MBA trends and business school rankings. [17] [18]
Byrne resides in the United States and continues to oversee C-Change Media’s editorial direction while contributing commentary on higher education and management journalism. [19]
In 2023, John A. Byrne sold C-Change Media, the parent company of Poets & Quants, to Times Higher Education, marking the company’s integration into one of the world’s leading education media networks. [20]