Christine Lagorio is executive editor of Inc.com, overseeing coverage of start-ups for Inc. magazine's website, and writing about innovation for Inc. Magazine. She has managed the annual ranking of the Best Industries to Start and Grow a Business, the 30 Under 30 Young Entrepreneurs package, and created the World's Coolest Offices coverage for Inc. She is a former political and investigative reporter whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and The Village Voice. Aside from politics and business, this award-winning journalist also dabbles in education coverage, contributing regularly to the New York Times's Education Life section. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a 2007 recipient of the Arthur F. Burns fellowship. She is an avid reader who has lived in Brooklyn for most of the past decade. She recently spoke at the White House.