Joanna Louise Coles was the first person to hold the position of Chief Content Officer for Hearst Magazines.
She previously held the position of editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, from 2012 to September 2016.
Coles was an executive producer on So Cosmo, a docu-series produced by Bunim/Murray Productions on E!.
She additionally appears on camera in the series.
Coles also serves as an executive producer on The Bold Type, a scripted series inspired by her career, produced by Universal Television for Freeform (formerly known as ABC Family).
Coles joined Hearst in 2006 as editor-in-chief of Marie Claire where she co-created and executive produced the docu TV series Running in Heels and appeared as the mentor in Project Runway: All Stars.
The British-born editor graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in English and American literature before starting her career at The Spectator.
She moved to the U.S.
in 1997 as the bureau chief for The Guardian and later joined The Times.