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Philip Gray

Op-Ed Editor

Philip Gray is the Op-Ed editor at the Los Angeles Times, where he leads the team producing Opinion Voices, which includes The Times’ Opinion columnists, contributor essays and letters to the editor. He has experience and expertise on a huge range of topics, including politics, economics, national security, science and law. Gray started at The Times as a deputy Op-Ed editor in 2021 and was promoted in 2025. Previously, he was at Bloomberg and the New York Times as an opinion and news editor. Prior to those jobs, he was an editor at the Washington Post and the Wichita Eagle. Gray is from Kansas and is a proud Wichita State Shocker. He also has a master’s degree from Union Theological Seminary.

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