Mar 10, 2026

Danielle Decker Jones
DJ has worked for the Axios founders for almost 20 years and supports the publisher as senior adviser. From 2007-2016, she served as POLITICO's original managing editor online, deputy editor in chief, and EVP for expansion. Since 2016, she has helped launch Axios, the Axios Studio, Axios HQ, and Axios Local from the ground up. Along the way, she has hired hundreds of the best journalists in the business, and she has coached audiences around the world to write using Axios' Smart Brevity style.


