Richard Stengel
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Richard "Rick" Stengel is TIME’s 16th Managing Editor. Stengel oversees the editorial content of one of the world’s largest magazines.
A native New Yorker, Stengel graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in 1977 and played on its 1975 NIT winning basketball team. After college, he was a Rhodes Scholar and studied English and History at Christ Church, Oxford.
He cultivated an interest in politics and democracy and became a senior writer and essayist at TIME where he covered both the 1988 and 1996 Presidential campaigns. He also wrote for The New Yorker, The New Republic and The New York Times.
His interest in the world extended beyond the pages of newspaper and magazine, and he authored several books including “January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, A South African Town” and “You’re too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery.” In 1993 he collaborated with Nelson Mandela on Mandela’s bestselling autobiography “Long Walk to Freedom” and later served as co-producer of the 1996 Oscar nominated documentary Mandela.
In 1998 he moved back to the world of academia and taught a course at Princeton University called “Politics and the Press” before moving to a very different political arena in 1999, as a senior advisor and chief speechwriter for presidential candidate Bill Bradley.
He returned to print journalism from politics and served in several positions at TIME including the Nation and Culture editor as well as managing editor for TIME.com.
In 2004 Stengel became President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a museum, education center and think tank in Philadelphia.
Stengel is married to Mary Pfaff, who is originally from South Africa, and they have two sons.
[edit] Further reading
- Richard Stengel; January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, A South African Town; ISBN #0671732889
- Richard Stengel; You're too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery; ISBN #0684854910
- Nelson Mandela; Long Walk to Freedom; ISBN #0316855006
