News Organizations and Titles: Managing editor, Fortune, 1995 to present; executive editor, Fortune, 1994-95; senior editor, Fortune, 1988-94; 1986-88, Atlanta bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal, capping a 13-year career with that publication, during which he also was editor of The Wall Street Journal/Europe; Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1973-75.
Legacy: Mr. Huey has vast influence as boss of four Time Inc. magazines--Fortune, Money, FSB: Fortune Small Business and, soon, E Business Unlimited. After becoming managing editor of Fortune, he brightened content, enlivening the 65-year-old magazine that some critics felt had become a little predictable. Mr. Huey has broadened and redefined what business news is, and some of his covers--Michael Jordan (for the wealth he generates) and "Women, Power & Sex"--are exemplars of his approach. Mr. Huey is called an "amazing journalist" by one veteran staffer, with solid contacts among CEOs and an extraordinary ability, mixed with Southern charm, to get them to tell him things.
Personal: Born April 18, 1948, in Atlanta.
Journalistic Progeny: Robert Safian, Hank Gilman and John Curran.
Family: Married to Kate Ellis, his third wife (his second, Sue, died of breast cancer). He has a son, Jake, from his first marriage and another son, Cole, from his third.
Books: Co-author, with the subject, of "Sam Walton: Made in America," the autobiography of the remarkably successful retailer, 1992.
Awards: Business Journalist of the Year, TJFR, 1997; Advertising Age's Editor of the Year, with Money Managing Editor Frank Lalli, 1997.
Education: University of Georgia, B.A., English, 1970.
What he has said about himself and his magazine: "I think a magazine is a lot like a meal. We try to give you a little bit of everything: an appetizer, a taste of fine wines, a substantial entree, some palate cleansers, a nice dessert that's not too heavy."
Home run stories or accomplishments: Founding managing editor, The Wall Street Journal/Europe, where he worked for Norman Pearlstine, a relationship that helped his rapid rise at Fortune. Mr. Pearlstine is editor in chief of all Time Inc. magazines and named Mr. Huey to the top Fortune job.
What others have said about him: Mr. Pearlstine: "John is a born storyteller, a consummate journalist who has an extraordinary ability to connect with readers."