Jack Sommers

Jack Sommers joined Business Insider in January 2021, overseeing outside contributors and freelancers.

He now manages a team across the newsroom, covering freelancers, newsletters, and news

Articles he's edited include: 

• I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX. Twitter execs need to be ready to work with 2 different people – good Elon and bad Elon.

• I refereed World Cup soccer games before VAR and wish we'd had it then. Here's why I think it's so important.

• I became a low-paid delivery driver at 64 after losing my work. It made me realize our unrealistic expectations are why we call it a supply-chain 'crisis.'

• I'm the Wordle editor. People complain about the words and recognize me on the street — but I wouldn't trade this job for anything.

Previously, Jack was a reporter at HuffPost UK and head of news at the Jewish Chronicle. He's written for the Sunday Times, the i, and the Guardian.