Welcoming Jess Edkins, vice president of BI Live

Jess Edkins, Vice President of BI Live

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As events become an increasingly important part of our strategy and way for us to connect with our audience, Jess Edkins is joining Business Insider as Vice President of BI Live!

I'm so excited for her to work together with Hannah Diddams and Kim Last to lead us into the next phase of BI Live's growth — building on our momentum, scaling what's working, and pushing us to do new and ambitious things.

Jess comes to us from The Atlantic...