Key Takeaways
- • Inc. has named acclaimed business journalist and bestselling author Bethany McLean as its chief financial correspondent, according to a GLOBE NEWSWIRE release dated October 13, 2026.
- • McLean will expand Inc.'s coverage of private equity, venture capital, and the relationship between private companies and public markets.
- • The role targets founders and business leaders navigating capital access, IPO markets, tariffs, and AI investments as private companies stay private longer.
- • McLean will write features for the magazine, contribute reporting to Inc.com, appear on the Business Model podcast, and speak at Inc. events.
Summary
Inc., the business media brand aimed at entrepreneurs and business leaders, announced on October 13, 2026 that Bethany McLean has joined its reporting team as chief financial correspondent, according to a GLOBE NEWSWIRE release from the company. McLean is a co-author of the New York Times bestsellers The Smartest Guys in the Room and All the Devils Are Here, and her journalism has appeared in Vanity Fair and The New York Times. She is also a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and has been associated with Yahoo Finance and CNBC, according to publisher and profile materials.
In the new role, McLean will report on the financial forces shaping business and entrepreneurship, with a focus on the changing relationship between private companies and public markets. The company said that as public markets evolve and private companies remain private for longer, businesses are reshaping how they raise capital, grow, and create value, with implications beyond Wall Street. Her coverage is intended to address the financial decisions founders face at each stage of building a company, including equity, tariffs, IPO markets, AI investments, and broader market conditions.
Inc. editor-in-chief Mike Hofman said private markets are larger and more essential to the U.S. economy than ever, yet are less regulated and more opaque than public markets. McLean will contribute features to the magazine, regular reporting on Inc.com, and appearances on the Business Model podcast and at Inc. events as a featured speaker. McLean said she values Inc.'s community and its focus on business journalism and analysis.
The announcement is a staffing and editorial expansion; no financial terms of the appointment were disclosed.
In the new role, McLean will report on the financial forces shaping business and entrepreneurship, with a focus on the changing relationship between private companies and public markets. The company said that as public markets evolve and private companies remain private for longer, businesses are reshaping how they raise capital, grow, and create value, with implications beyond Wall Street. Her coverage is intended to address the financial decisions founders face at each stage of building a company, including equity, tariffs, IPO markets, AI investments, and broader market conditions.
Inc. editor-in-chief Mike Hofman said private markets are larger and more essential to the U.S. economy than ever, yet are less regulated and more opaque than public markets. McLean will contribute features to the magazine, regular reporting on Inc.com, and appearances on the Business Model podcast and at Inc. events as a featured speaker. McLean said she values Inc.'s community and its focus on business journalism and analysis.
The announcement is a staffing and editorial expansion; no financial terms of the appointment were disclosed.
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