About Jessica Lessin

Jessica Lessin is the founder, editor-in-chief and CEO of The Information, the leading authority on the technology business known for its original and in-depth reporting. Over the last eleven years, Lessin has grown The Information into one of the largest subscription journalism communities in the world and one of the most successful young news organizations disrupting journalism during critical times for the industry.

The Information has become the go-to daily read for business leaders in more than 60 countries through a combination of the best talent in the reporting industry, high standards for sourcing and reporting and a focus on the important topics coming next. The publication’s award-winning coverage ranges from breaking news and scoops about the world’s most valuable companies and investors to award-winning investigations on issues that are upending consumers’ lives like driverless car safety, AI and health.

The Information has a full-time staff of 80, with bureaus in San Francisco, New York and Hong Kong. The Information hosts premium flagship events that attract the who’s who in technology and news, including The Information’s Creator Economy Summit, Private Capital Conference and WTF Conference for Women in Tech, Media and Finance.

Lessin previously covered the biggest tech companies for the Wall Street Journal as one of Silicon Valley’s most influential reporters known for her tough reporting on young technology companies that have become the most important businesses in the world. In 2011, she was part of a team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for a series on digital privacy. In 2014, Vanity Fair named her one of a new generation of Media Disruptors and in 2024, she was named “One of the Most Inspiring Women of the Bay Area” by the San Francisco Examiner.

Lessin also co-hosts the weekly “More or Less” podcast that shares insights on the latest Silicon Valley news. She is a regular guest on CNBC and has appeared on NPR, CNN and PBS’s “The Charlie Rose Show.” Lessin also regularly contributes reporting and analysis to The Information’s coverage.

A passionate advocate for high quality journalism, Lessin created The Information Accelerator and invests regularly in young news startups, including Racquet, Semafor, Dynamo, The Ankler, Charter and The Logic.

She is Chair of the Board of The 19th News and a board member of the Columbia Journalism Review. She has been named to the Paley Media Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. Lessin is also a member of the Graduate Council of the Harvard Crimson and mentors their young college journalists.

As a philanthropist, Jessica has served on the board of Teach for America Bay Area and the Primary School and is a passionate supporter of nonprofits dedicated to reducing the education gap in the United States.

Lessin was born in New York and graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 2005. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband and three boys.