Emilio Garcia-Ruiz

Emilio Garcia-Ruiz is the editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Garcia-Ruiz joined the Chronicle in September 2020 after spending the previous 19 years at The Washington Post. His final role at The Post was as managing editor for digital, where he oversaw the development and execution of digital strategy, supervising more than 350 journalists.

He edited the 2000 Pulitzer prize-winning investigation by the St. Paul Pioneer Press that uncovered academic fraud in the University of Minnesota men’s basketball program. His career includes editing at the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times.