Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher is a technology journalist and co-founder of the technology news website Recode. She is also a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and hosts the Recode Decode podcast.

Swisher began her career as a reporter at The Washington Post in the 1980s, where she covered technology and politics. In the 1990s, she moved to the Wall Street Journal, where she wrote the "Boom Town" column and was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for technology industry coverage.

In 2011, Swisher and Walt Mossberg, her former colleague at the Wall Street Journal, founded Recode, which Vox Media later acquired. At Recode, Swisher continues to write about technology and its impact on society and also hosts the popular Recode Decode podcast, where she interviews leaders in the tech industry. Swisher is known for her no-nonsense approach to journalism and her ability to ask tough questions to tech industry leaders. She has interviewed many of the most prominent figures in the technology industry, including Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates.

In addition to her work at Recode, Swisher is also a frequent speaker at technology conferences and events and has been recognized for her contributions to the field with numerous awards and honors.

Swisher is also a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in the technology industry and has spoken out about the need for more women and people of color in leadership positions in tech companies.

Swisher is also known for her coverage of the intersection of technology and politics and has written extensively about privacy, cybersecurity, and the role of tech companies in the political process. She has also been a vocal critic of how technology companies have been misused for political purposes, particularly in the 2016 US presidential election.

In addition to her journalism work, Swisher is also a venture capitalist and serves as a partner at venture capital firm, CrunchFund, and as a special advisor for the venture capital firm Blue Pool Capital. Swisher is also a board member of several technology companies and organizations, including the New America Foundation, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

As a journalist, commentator, and advocate, Kara Swisher has played a vital role in shaping the conversation around technology and its impact on society. Her work has been widely respected and has helped to bring important issues to the forefront of the public consciousness.