Will Welch
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About
American Magazine editor and Business Executive best known for his tenure as Global Editorial Director at GQ, as well as Editor-in-Chief of GQ and GQ Style. He is the 5th Editor-in-Chief of GQ. He oversees the company's content strategies and visions. He has overseen photo shoots with Brad Pitt, Kendrick Lamar and Keanu Reeves, to name a few. He launched GQ's New Masculinity Issue which talked about challenging and changing conventional notions of masculinity.
Before Fame
He graduated from Columbia University. He began his career at The Fader, where he co-wrote the first-ever cover story on Kanye West in 2003, and went on to write about other music superstars. He joined GQ in 2007 as an associate editor. He launched GQ Style in 2015 and was named Editor-in-Chief, also becoming creative director of GQ in 2018.
Trivia
His willwelch Instagram has 120,000 followers. He posts photos of celebrities and their magazine covers from GQ photo shoots. He posts photos of himself from award shows and events, often with A-list celebrities like Robert Pattinson. For a story in 2021, he interviewed photographer Ed Templeton about his work with Jonah Hill.
Family Life
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife. They have two sons.
Associated With
Frank Ocean appeared on the cover of Welch's first issue as Editor-in-Chief at GQ.
