ARIEL FOXMAN

Ariel Foxman is the managing editor of InStyle, the world's leading luxury fashion magazine. He oversees the core magazine, its 17 international editions, and brand extensions including InStyle.com, InStyle Hair, InStyle Makeover and InStyle books. Foxman was named to the post in September 2008, at age 34, becoming InStyle's first male editor. Previously, he had been working at Time Inc. as editor at large.

Under Foxman, InStyle leads the fashion magazine category with the highest newsstand sales and most affluent readership. Audience increased to 10.9 million, the largest in the brand's 17-year history; the magazine has carried more ad pages than any title in the category for three consecutive years; and its Twitter following has surpassed 2 million. In 2010, InStyle for the first time received Time Inc.'s Luce Award for "Magazine of the Year."

Foxman began his career at Crown Publishers, a division of Random House. He paid his magazine dues as an assistant at both Details and The New Yorker and then spent four years at InStyle where he held various editorial positions, covering celebrity, films and trends. In 2003, at age 29, Foxman left to become the founding editor of Conde Nast's Cargo. He rejoined Time Inc. in 2006. He has written about culture and travel for publications including The New York Times, New York and Fortune, and is a frequent lecturer at New York University's Summer Publishing Institute and School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

Foxman is currently a permanent judge on Lifetime's "Project Accessory," the first spinoff of "Project Runway." He serves on the boards of the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and Fashion Group International. In 2011 Foxman was featured in Out's annual "Power 50" list, and in 2009 he was named one of Forbes most powerful fashion magazine editors, in addition to being featured in The Advocate's "Forty Under 40." In 2008 he appeared as himself on an episode of Gossip Girl, and in 2004 was honored in Out's "Out 100."

Foxman graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a B.A. in English and American literature and the comparative study of religion.

He currently splits his time between Manhattan and Bellport, Long Island.