Editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics as of January 2011, taking over for Joe Quesada.
Worked as a journalist and magazine editor for years before he entered the comic book industry.
A Native of San Francisco, California.
Has a Bachelor's degree in sociology/politics from University of California, Santa Cruz and earned his master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Began his career in comics after he saw an ad in The New York Times for DC Comics editors and thought it would be fun to interview, never thinking he would actually be offered a job, though he ended up being hired by the publisher.