Jim nelson gq biography

American magazine editor

Jim Nelson (born March 8, 1963) is an American journalist, known for his tenure as editor-in-chief of the magazine GQ.

Early career

Nelson began his journalism career in television, first working as a producer and writer at CNN and later moving to Hollywood where he worked briefly as a writer's assistant on television sitcoms.^[1]

He made the shift to magazines at age thirty, starting with an internship at Harper's Magazine, from 1994 to 1997 Nelson was an editor at Harper’s Magazine under Lewis Lapham, where he was responsible for the magazine's Readings section.^[2] His writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine,^[3]Gourmet, and Food & Wine.^[4] His own writing for GQ was cited in The Best Ame