Updates on Times Opinion’s Guest Essay Team

Succeeding Lauren in her role is John Guida. He joins the guest essay leadership team as a deputy editorial director to run a domestic coverage team whose topics range from politics to policy and law.

John joined Opinion in 2012 as a copy editor. He has commissioned and edited guest essays from a diversity of writers. He has worked with numerous contributing writers, including, for a while, the current vice president of the United States, and former columnists such as Ross Douthat and Frank Bruni. John has also been at the forefront of helping to develop new forms of Opinion journalism, including scorecards, round tables, live chats and Q&As.

We're thrilled Lauren and John are taking on these responsibilities and congratulate both on their new roles.

- Matthew