Maghan McDowell

Maghan McDowell is a journalist, editor and speaker specializing in the future of fashion, known for offering digestible insights on which technologies matter.

Most recently as the founding innovation editor of Vogue Business, her Technology Edit newsletter became a must-read for the industry’s top minds, spanning artificial intelligence, wearables, Web3 and beyond. Before joining Vogue and Condé Nast, she was the first technology reporter for industry bible WWD, where she reported on the fashion aspirations of tech giants including Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta. Previously a reporter at the Style desk of the San Francisco Chronicle, she's spent almost 15 years chronicling a new generation of fashion-tech startups and economies.

McDowell has also written for publications including W, Marie Claire, Business of Fashion, Racked and Glossy.

An in-demand public speaker and interviewer, McDowell has spoken at conferences including CES, SxSW, Shoptalk, Christie’s Art + Tech Summit and Web Summit; has been interviewed by the BBC and NPR; and has appeared on Amazon fashion competition show “Making the Cut.” She also hosted a limited podcast series, The Tech Edit by Vogue Business, as an extension of her popular newsletter.

She's taught courses on fashion and journalism at the University of Florida, San Francisco’s Academy of Art University and the Vogue Summer School.