Paul Colgan

Paul is publisher and editor-in-chief at Business Insider Australia. He has been a journalist for 20 years, with his career spanning news and investigative features for the Ireland edition of The Sunday Times, to a decade at News Corp after moving to Australia.

He was a founding editor of news and political commentary website The Punch and later editor of News Corp’s biggest Australian website, news.com.au. He has led online coverage of four Australian federal elections and major news events ranging from the Beijing Olympics to the Queensland floods and the killing of Osama bin Laden.

He went on to become network digital news director, running News Corp Australia’s online coverage of major national and international news events.

In 2013 Paul launched Business Insider in Australia, which now reaches more than 600,000 people monthly, according to Nielsen Online Ratings. Australia was the first overseas edition of Henry Blodget’s New York-based publication. In 2014, it was named Business Website of the Year at the annual Publishers Australia Excellence Awards.

Paul holds a degree in English and Classical History from University College Dublin, a Masters in Journalism, and a postgraduate qualification in management. In his spare time he enjoys rock music, decent food, and watching rugby, especially when the Wallabies play Ireland.

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