Jena McGregor

Jena McGregor

VP Editorial Director & Content Strategy
Modern has created one of the most exclusive communities of executive talent, providing unique opportunities for leaders to find support, share insights and grow their professional and personal relationships. I’m thrilled to help build this network, and in the process, hope to make the practice of how we work—how so many people spend so much of their time—work better.

Jena McGregor is a veteran journalist widely recognized for her coverage of the future of work, leadership strategy, and workplace trends, serving as an editor, writer and reporter at national media outlets for more than 20 years.

As Editorial Director and VP of Content Strategy, McGregor leads Modern’s content and thought leadership initiatives, curating insights from Modern’s partners as well as leading content and supporting programming for its M1 executive communities.

Before joining Modern, she was a senior editor at Forbes, where she launched, curated and hosted the publication’s annual Future of Work Summit and created its Future of Work 50 list and related weekly newsletter. Prior to Forbes, Jena was a longtime writer at the Washington Post, where she led the newspaper’s coverage of workplace and business leadership issues and wrote frequently about the intersection of business and Washington. She launched her career through progressive editorial roles at Dow Jones, Fast Company magazine and BusinessWeek. Her writing has been rcognized by the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Press Club, and the Press Club of Atlantic City (National Headliner Award). She has served as a moderator on workplace issues at high-profile industry events such as SXSW, the Milken Institute’s Global Conference, Jobs For the Future’s Horizons and HRPA.

Jena earned her undergraduate degree from The University of Georgia and is based in Atlanta.