• by Ray Schultz , October 25, 2023

News website Vox has announced an executive shift: Co-founder Melissa Bell is stepping down as publisher to serve in an advisory role and Swati Sharma will serve in the new role of editor-in-chief and publisher.

In addition, Nisha Chittal has been appointed chief of staff.

“After ten incredible years working on Vox, I am stepping back from my role as publisher and becoming an advisor to the company,” Bell says. “I want Vox to be an institution of lasting value – a place that outlasts its founders.”

Bell adds that Sharma “joined two years ago to oversee our text team, and carefully and thoughtfully expanded her remit across audio and video to set up an incredible operation with a unified team, a rigorous approach to our journalism, and a strong vision for where Vox needs to go next.”

Sharma will report to Pam Wasserstein, president, Vox Media.

Chittal will “help run the operations of the full, unified newsrooms, oversee our long-term editorial planning, as well as manage our Network Development team,” Bell adds. 

Bell continues that Chittal has “helped us become a stronger and better newsroom, and I’m thrilled to see her expand her purview at Vox and influence even more parts of this organization.”