Pete Swabey

Editorial Director, Thought Leadership at Momentum ITSMA

Pete Swabey has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in the field of editorial and thought leadership. Their most recent position is as the Editorial Director, Thought Leadership at Momentum ITSMA since May 2023. Prior to this, they were the Editorial Director at Grist from August 2022 to May 2023. Pete served as the Editor In Chief at Tech Monitor from October 2020 to August 2022. From July 2020 to October 2020, they worked as an Editor, Researcher, Presenter, and Thought Leadership Advisor. Pete held the role of EMEA Editorial Director, Thought Leadership at The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) from December 2016 to July 2020. Before that, they were the Senior Editor and Global Editorial Lead, Technology at The Economist Intelligence Unit from November 2015 to December 2016, and a Senior Editor from October 2013 to November 2015. Prior to joining The Economist Intelligence Unit, they served as the Editor, Information Age, and Head of Technology Research at Vitesse Media from 2005 to 2013. Pete started their career as a Web Content Manager at Legal Week in December 2002, where they worked until May 2004.

Pete Swabey obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Experimental Psychology from UCL, where they studied from 1999 to 2002. Later, in 2004, they pursued a postgraduate diploma in General Journalism at the London School of Journalism. The information provided does not indicate the end year of their postgraduate studies.

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  • Editorial Director, Thought Leadership

    May, 2023 - present