Jack Blanchard
- Global Politics Bureau Chief, POLITICO
Jack Blanchard is POLITICO's Global Politics Bureau Chief, a role he took on in July 2026, and leads its relaunched Forecast briefing, podcast and global franchise. He previously served as managing editor and lead author of POLITICO's flagship Playbook newsletter in Washington and co-host of The Playbook Podcast. He joined POLITICO in 2017 to found London Playbook, covering Brexit and successive British prime ministers, after years in the UK parliamentary press gallery. He has reported from G7, G20 and NATO summits.
