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John Brodie (born 6 February 1965) is an American journalist and content creator, who served as editor in chief of the men's style destination, Mr. Porter.

Background Brodie was born in New York City, where he was educated at St. Bernard's School before graduating from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and the University of Virginia where he was an Echols Scholar. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Bernard's and is the co-president of the Old Boys' Council. He is married to Honor Prouty Brodie, the Creative Director of Tory Burch LLC. The couple live in Manhattan and have two children, Nicholas and Alexandra.

Professional Brodie began his career as an editorial assistant to Graydon Carter at SPY Magazine, the satirical New York monthly, where he eventually rose to senior writer. He then spent the better part of a decade based in Los Angeles as a journalist covering the entertainment business for Variety, Premiere and GQ , where he oversaw the West Coast Bureau. As a magazine writer his articles have been published in Vogue, The New Yorker, Departures and Town & Country. Upon his return to New York, he became an Assistant Managing Editor at Fortune overseeing coverage of the private equity and retail sectors. In 2011, he joined the Hachette Book Group as an executive editor. At Hachette, he acquired and edited a number of New York Times bestsellers including Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky, How Google Works by Eric Schmitt and Jonathen Rosenberg and Dealing with China by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.. In addition to his work as a book editor, Brodie worked closely with Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet on the initial content plan for the men's style destination, Mr. Porter, a website he would come to be the Editor in Chief of in 2014. His innovative work at the intersection of fashion, technology and storytelling eventually led to a role as the Senior Vice President of Branding and Content at J. Crew and his current position as the founder of the agency Brodie+Partners and the Editor in Chief of Maisonette, a fashion e-commerce and content site.

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