Business Journalism Leader & Author; Former Editor-in-Chief at Fortune; Author of "The Truth in Small Doses"
Clifton Leaf Biography
Clifton Leaf is an American journalist and author whose career includes leadership roles at major business media publications. Leaf served as the 19th editor-in-chief of Fortune, overseeing editorial content and strategy across all Fortune platforms. During his tenure, the publication marked its 90th anniversary, received more than 70 journalism awards, redesigned its print magazine, expanded digital offerings, and developed newsletter, premium subscription, podcast, and professional networking businesses.
Prior to his role as editor-in-chief, Leaf was deputy editor at Fortune and executive editor at SmartMoney magazine, part of the Wall Street Journal. He contributed high-profile feature stories and served as a guest editor for the New York Times op-ed page and Sunday Review, demonstrating editorial experience in business journalism and news media.
Leaf is the author of the book "The Truth in Small Doses: Why We're Losing the War on Cancer—and How to Win It," published by Simon & Schuster. The book was recognized by Newsweek as one of "The Best Books About Cancer" and earned Leaf a Lifetime Achievement Award from the European School of Oncology for his contribution to cancer journalism. His Fortune cover story, "Why We're Losing the War on Cancer (And How to Win It)," received the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Journalism. Leaf was the first journalist to deliver Grand Rounds at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
Leaf has received the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, the NIHCM Health Care Journalism Award, and has been a two-time finalist for the National Magazine Award. He has also been recognized with the Ribbon of Hope from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. As a keynote speaker at more than three dozen scientific conferences, Leaf has presented testimony to the President's Cancer Panel three times.
Leaf is an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, a global fellow at the Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine, and a member of the Board of Fellows at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the founding co-chairman of Fortune Brainstorm Health and serves on the editorial advisory board for Harvard Public Health. Leaf's work bridges business journalism, science, and public health advocacy.
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