Sara Kehaulani Goo

Sara Kehaulani Goo is the editor-in-chief at Axios, overseeing the 120+ journalist newsroom. She joined Axios in 2019 as executive editor and launched the company’s podcast operation, including the hit show, How it Happened, and the Hard Truths series examining systemic racism. Goo has held leadership roles at several national news organizations, primarily overseeing digital news coverage and strategy. Before Axios, she was a managing editor at NPR, overseeing the newsroom's digital content and strategy. Goo spent most of her career at The Washington Post, as a national business reporter, digital editor and senior news director when the newsroom merged its print and digital operations to focus on digital growth. Originally from Southern California, she graduated from the University of Minnesota's journalism school.