After 40 Years at the Helm, Wintour Seeks Successor to Run American Vogue

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Vogue’s legendary editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is preparing a leadership shift at the magazine she has steered for nearly four decades. 

According to multiple reports, Wintour has launched the search for a new head of editorial content at American Vogue, tasked with overseeing the brand’s day-to-day operations.

The move signals a structural evolution inside Condé Nast, as Wintour—who also serves as Chief Content Officer at Condé Nast and Global Editorial Director of Vogue—retains her global oversight while delegating more of the U.S. edition’s editorial management.

Wintour has helmed Vogue U.S. since 1988, cementing her reputation as one of the most influential figures in fashion and culture.

Beyond her editorial clout, she has raised more than $300 million for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and, earlier this year, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden.

For an industry built on reinvention, Wintour’s latest move proves that even icons know when it’s time to delegate. The question is who will be trusted to carry its next chapter.

For Condé Nast, this search underlines the ongoing recalibration of legacy media in the digital era—where even the most iconic glossies are adapting leadership structures to stay agile. 

Whether this signals a grooming of Vogue’s next era or simply a redistribution of power, all eyes will be on who inherits one of the most scrutinized editorial seats in the industry.