Jacqueline McCord Leo is an American magazine editor and media producer. She is the former editor-in-chief of the Reader's Digest. Her prior roles included editorial director of Consumer Reports . She was the founder of Child magazine, which was acquired by The New York Times Company, and became editor-in-chief of Family Circle.
Leo graduated from Baruch College of the City University of New York in 1968. [1]
Jacqueline Leo is founder and former Editor-in-Chief of The Fiscal Times , a news website she launched in February 2010.
Leo worked as the fashion editor for Modern Bride magazine, and in this role shared advice for people preparing for a wedding, advice that she published in a 1982 book. [2]
Leo founded and launched Child (magazine) in 1986. [3] A year later, The New York Times Magazine Group acquired the magazine and appointed her editor-in-chief of Family Circle magazine. [4] While she was editor-in-chief,Family Circle an article on toxic waste dumping written by Stephanie Abarbanel won the 1990 National Magazine Award for Public Interest. [5]
She later became editorial director of The New York Times Women's Magazine Group. [6]
In 1999 she was named head of interactive services for Meredith Publishing Group. [7]
She was senior producer and editorial director for ABC News' Good Morning America ; and she served as editorial director for Consumer Reports magazine and their varied media products. [8]
From 2001 [9] through November 2007, Leo was vice president and Editor-in-Chief of Reader's Digest. [10] [11] She was responsible for converting the magazine from reprints to digital content, [12] and led the magazine in a move towards computer assisted reporting. [13]
Leo is a former president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. [16] In 1993 Leo received a Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications. [17] [18]
Jacqueline Leo was married to columnist and author John Leo. [8]