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David Zivan

Group Editor, Modern Luxury

David Zivan joined Modern Luxury as Group Editor of the Chicago office in February 2014. In that role he oversees the market’s sister titles, including North Shore, Interiors Chicago, Men’s Book Chicago, Weddings Chicago, City Guide and Charity & Social Datebook, and serves as Editor in Chief of CS, the company’s flagship, which will mark its 25th anniversary in September.

Previously, Zivan served as Editor of Indianapolis Monthly, steering the publication to numerous awards from the City and Regional Magazine Association, including a win for General Excellence in 2006. Prior to that, during seven years as senior editor for Chicago magazine, Zivan was part of the team that helped the publication garner a 2004 National Magazine Award. Prior to joining Modern Luxury, he served as editor for the Chicago-based trade publication Music Inc.

Zivan holds an M.S.J. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a B.A. in English and Music from Denison University. He has written for Atlanta, Bicycling, and CondeNast Traveler among other magazines, and contributed 10 athlete biographies to the commemorative book ESPN SportsCentury (Hyperion, 1999).

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