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Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher is a technology journalist whose interviews and commentary examine artificial intelligence and the people building its products. She began reporting as a Georgetown student, covered digital issues for The Wall Street Journal, and co-produced the D: All Things Digital conference with Walt Mossberg. She co-founded Recode and went on to host Pivot and On with Kara Swisher, interviewing technology and business leaders. Her 2024 memoir Burn Book traced her Silicon Valley reporting; in 2024 and 2025, she discussed generative AI’s potential in cancer care and its broad effects across fields. As of October 2026, she is editor-at-large of New York Magazine, host of On, and producer and co-host of Pivot.

Now at
New York Magazine

Timeline

  1. 1984

    Writing for The Hoya

    She graduates from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service in 1984 after beginning journalism as a student writer for The Hoya and a contributor to The Washington Post.

  2. 1997

    Covering digital business

    In 1997, she starts covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal’s San Francisco bureau and writes its BoomTown column.

  3. 2003–2007

    D: All Things Digital

    In 2003, she and Walt Mossberg launch the D: All Things Digital conference. The conference grows into a year-round website in April 2007, and she co-produces and co-hosts it.

  4. 2015–2018

    Joining Vox Media

    In 2015, she joins Vox Media when it acquires Re/code, the technology publication she co-founded. She launches Pivot with Scott Galloway in 2018.

  5. 2020–2022

    Joining New York Magazine

    In 2020, New York Magazine brings Pivot, which she co-hosts with Scott Galloway, into its podcast lineup and names her editor-at-large. On with Kara Swisher debuts in September 2022 as a twice-weekly interview podcast.

  6. 2024

    Burn Book and AI

    In 2024, she publishes Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, a memoir of her decades covering technology and the people who shaped Silicon Valley. She says doctors told her generative AI could change cancer care.

  7. November 2025

    AI as a general-purpose technology

    In November 2025, she describes AI as a general-purpose technology that crosses fields during a WIRED interview.

  8. As of October 2026

    Hosting On and Pivot

    As of October 2026, she is editor-at-large of New York Magazine, host of On with Kara Swisher, and producer and co-host of Pivot. In October 2026, she and Hillary Rodham Clinton launch High Stakes as a limited series that airs as a weekly third episode of On.

Sources and credits

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  1. Kara Swisher (SFS’84) returns to the Hilltop with a “Tech Love Story” sfs.georgetown.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. About Us - AllThingsD allthingsd.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. You Say Goodbye and We Say Hello - Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD allthingsd.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Kara Swisher to Launch New Podcast with Vox Media voxmedia.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Pivot Podcast Joins New York Magazine voxmedia.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Kara Swisher Announces New Interview Podcast in Partnership with Vox Media and New York Magazine, On with Kara Swisher voxmedia.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. ‘Musk needs to be adored … Zuckerberg is out of his depth’: Kara Swisher on the toxic giants of Big Tech theguardian.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Kara Swisher Would Rather Work for Sam Altman Than Mark Zuckerberg wired.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  9. Vox Media: Podcast Network | Kara Swisher podcasts.voxmedia.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  10. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Kara Swisher, and Vox Media Form Podcast Partnership voxmedia.com. Checked 15 October 2026.