Jess Cagle (born August 8, 1965) is one of the most prominent and respected entertainment journalists in America. As Editor-in-Chief of People magazine (2014-2019), he grew its audience to 100 million across print, digital and video, and led People's successful expansion into television. Known as one of the highest-ranking, longest-serving and most well-liked magazine editors in the media business, he left his job as Editorial Director on March 31, 2019, the day his