Before founding The Logic in 2018, David Skok was the associate editor and head of editorial strategy at the Toronto Star. He has also served as the managing editor and vice-president of digital for the Boston Globe, and as the co-creator and director of digital for Global News. David is a leading thinker on digital transformation who co-published a seminal paper on disruption in the news industry with the Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen. David sits on the advisory board for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and has served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism.

Jenna Zuschlag Misener comes to The Logic from the worlds of media and non-profit management. She previously served as executive director of the Banff Forum and the Juno Beach Centre, and was a key member of the programming team at History Television and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. In her spare time, Jenna produces “Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids,” an award-winning podcast and live-event series. She lives in Toronto.

Jordan Timm joined The Logic from the National Post, where he spent nearly four years as executive producer, news. He previously served as city editor at the Ottawa Citizen and managing editor at Canadian Business.

Charlie Gillis joined The Logic after 19 years at Maclean’s, where he was a national correspondent and, later, managing editor responsible for national coverage. He previously held writing positions with the National Post, the Edmonton Journal, The Canadian Press and the Telegraph-Journal of New Brunswick. He is a past winner of National Magazine Awards and co-winner of a Canadian Association of Journalists Award.

James Temperton has spent more than a decade writing and editing stories about business and technology. He was previously news editor at Wired and held various other roles at the publication, including leading its UK newsroom. He was editorial lead for Wired‘s newsletter strategy and hosted over 300 episodes of Wired‘s UK podcast. His first book, a guide to the future of healthcare, was published in 2021.

Sharon Lam oversees The Logic’s flagship newsletter, The Logic Briefing, and helps lead daily news coverage, with a focus on banking, fintech, capital markets, and other financial services. She joined The Logic from Breakingviews, the financial opinions and commentary division of Reuters News, where she spent nearly seven years as an editor and columnist in Hong Kong and Toronto.

Anita Balakrishnan covers Canada’s professional services sector. Her beat includes global accounting and consulting firms, the legal industry, and investments in the mining industry. She previously covered the auto industry and automotive tech. Before joining The Logic in 2021, Anita was a business reporter and editor at The Canadian Press and at Thomson Reuters’ Law Times, and was a tech and business reporter for CNBC.com. She is based in Toronto.

Claire Brownell covers the future of finance. Her beat includes financial regulation, fintechs and cryptocurrencies, with a focus on how banks and other financial services companies are adapting to technological change. She specializes in data-driven journalism and investigations. She was previously associate editor of reports and rankings at Maclean’s, and an award-winning tech reporter and feature writer at the Financial Post.

Mashal Butt is a Vancouver-based journalist, fact-checker and copy editor. Her work has been published by the Toronto Star, the Global Reporting Centre and The Tyee. She has fact-checked and copy-edited for The Walrus, Toronto Life and Maclean’s, among other publications, as well as three books.

Chaimae Chouiekh covers Canada’s financial institutions and capital markets. She comes to The Logic following an internship with Bloomberg News. Before joining Bloomberg, Chaimae was a student fellow at the Global Reporting Centre, and held roles at Global News and CBC. Fluent in multiple languages, she holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Al Akhawayn University in Morocco and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia. She is based in Toronto.

Leila El Shennawy is an editor and fact-checker based in Ottawa. Prior to joining The Logic, she held digital and magazine editing roles at the Public Policy Forum, a non-profit think tank, and Reader’s Digest. She has fact-checked for The Walrus, The Canadian Encyclopedia and others.

Kim Jose is The Logic’s account coordinator, where she supports partnerships, events and corporate subscriptions. She’s had a varied career in the not-for-profit and startup industries, where she honed her skills in brand building and marketing. Most recently, she worked at AdaptiveX, where she developed multi-channel marketing strategies and managed a large community of design sprint enthusiasts.

Armita comes to The Logic from Connection Silicon Valley. As their partnership & engagement manager, she helped connect Canadian entrepreneurs with USA-based venture funds and build an ecosystem where companies can thrive. In addition to securing partnerships, she launched networking events, chaired interviews, and created programs aimed at supporting underrepresented groups. Prior to that role, she worked as operations coordinator at OneEleven, an accelerator and co-working space. Before coming to Canada, Armita gained several years of experience in marketing. Having worked in Dubai, Tehran, and Seoul, she has a strong interest in thinking globally.

Catherine McIntyre covers venture capital and startups, Canada’s institutional investors and labour issues in the innovation economy. Prior to joining The Logic, she worked for Maclean’s and Canadian Business. In 2020 she won a Best in Business Award from the Canadian chapter of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for her breaking news coverage of Sidewalk Labs, and was named Best New Writer at the 2014 National Magazine Awards for her investigation into cancer clusters in New Brunswick industrial towns. 

Martin Patriquin is a Quebec correspondent for The Logic, covering the province’s innovation economy and the transformation of its legacy businesses, and writing The Logic’s biweekly Quebec Ink column. He was previously Quebec bureau chief for Maclean’s. A National Magazine Award winner, he has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Walrus, Vice, BuzzFeed and The Globe and Mail, and is a regular panelist on CBC’s Power & Politics.

Meghan Potkins is The Logic’s Alberta correspondent, covering Western Canada’s business scene with a focus on the energy sector. She previously spent more than four years at the Financial Post covering energy, where she broke stories about Canada’s oilsands giants and pipeline companies. Before that, at the Calgary Herald, she earned a World Press Freedom Canada citation for uncovering financial fraud committed by a city councillor.

David Reevely is an Ottawa correspondent for The Logic. He was previously the news editor and then bureau chief for The Canadian Press in Ottawa, supervising coverage of all aspects of Canada’s federal government for the national wire service. Before that, he covered politics for the Ottawa Citizen as a reporter and columnist, focusing at different times on local affairs, the Ontario government and the place of the federal government in the capital. He can be reached on Signal at davidreevely.68

Amanda Roth oversees audience growth initiatives, digital product strategy and customer experience at The Logic. She led the development and launch of The Logic’s first mobile app, awarded INMA Global Media Awards’ Honourable Mention for Best New Digital Product in 2024. As one of the founding members of The Logic, she helped launch the company’s first subscription and editorial products in 2018. She was awarded a Best in Business Award from the Canadian chapter of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2020 and a Canadian Hillman Prize Honourable Mention in 2019 for her reporting on Sidewalk Labs.

Anna Stafford supports subscriber growth, success and retention and plays a key role in bridging the audience development worlds of the business and editorial teams to help expand The Logic’s readership. Previously, she worked on the programming and audience growth teams at The Globe and Mail, and in programming and content development at CityAge Media, supporting their event curation and podcast production verticals.

Victoria joined The Logic with more than a decade of experience in business media, with a background in bridging sales, marketing and strategic planning. She works to develop advertising and commercial products that drive meaningful revenue growth.

Asritha oversees the daily operations of The Logic including coordinating projects across departments and ensuring smooth collaboration between teams, vendors and clients. She is passionate about building organized, people-focused systems that help teams do their best work. Outside of work hours she can be found trying her hand at tennis or another short-lived hobby, volunteering at an animal shelter, discovering new food spots in the city and attempting to recreate those dishes at home.

Connor Vani is The Logic’s finance and operations manager where he manages the financial administration of the company and supports human resources and operational functions. With a robust background in startups and media, he brings a blend of financial knowledge and operational experience. Most recently, he worked at EssenceMediacom Canada, where he managed the financial operations for some of the company’s largest clients.

Emily Wazonek works across professional subscriptions and sponsorships. Emily has a background in media and broadcasting and has worked in sales at CBC and Corus Entertainment. She holds a M.Sc. in media, management and the creative industries from Queen Margaret University.