• by Philip Rosenstein , November 4, 2016

Politico on Thursday named Paul Volpe as its new executive editor and has elevated Peter Canellos to editor-at-large.

Volpe arrives at Politico from The New York Times, where he was deputy politics editor and deputy Washington bureau chief for digital. Peter Canellos previously served as Politico’s executive editor.

“We will invest in powerful journalism while finding new and innovative ways to reach and expand our audience,” Politico says of the publication’s recent moves.

Canellos, the former executive editor, was instrumental in helping Politico reach a record of 34 million unique visitors and over 234 million page views in October. Moving away from day-to-day political coverage after the 2016 election, Canellos will be tasked with developing an investigative-oriented team of political journalists.

Canellos has edited two Pulitzer Prize-winner series, as well as a number of finalists.

Prior to The New York Times, Volpe had stints at the Washington Post and Congressional Quarterly. Volpe was also involved in launching TBD, a local news startup funded by Robert Allbritton.