Ms. Ryan, 57, is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief, who led the most recent recruitment for The Times, overseeing the employment of more than 400 journalists, and helped lead the efforts for diversity, equity and inclusion. Prior to that, she was the newspaper’s political editor, head of the Washington office, and metropolitan editor.
Ms. Ryan will be the first gay open journalist to serve as editor-in-chief of The Times. Mr. Lacey is the third black journalist to take on the role, after Gerald Boyd and Dean Baquet, the current executive editor.
Mr Kahn also announced four deputy editors.
Rebecca Blumenstein, currently deputy editor in the publishing office and deputy editor, will lead the recruitment and operations. Sam Dolnick, currently assistant editor-in-chief, will continue to lead the expansion of The Times into audio, video, e-mail, and television newsletters.
Steve Duenes and Clifford Levy will remain deputy editors-in-chief. Mr. Duenes will oversee The Times’ visual and multimedia journalism. Mr Levy will focus on ethical standards and journalistic independence, as well as on the training of editorial editors.
Matthew Purdy, currently the deputy editor and a force behind many of The Times’ major investigative projects, will take on a senior, as yet undefined role, Mr Kahn wrote.