Sheikholeslami is set to fill a position that was left vacant by investment banker and former Clinton administration official Patrick Steel, who had been the chief executive of Politico from 2017 to 2021. Before Steel, Politico’s previous owner, publisher and executive chairman Robert Allbritton, briefly held the CEO position, which he took over after the 2016 departure of Jim VandeHei, who left the company after an internal management dispute.
Goli Sheikholeslami named Politico CEO by new owner Axel Springer – The Washington Post
