Matt Murray (born May 2, 1966) is an American journalist who has been the executive editor of The Washington Post since June 2024.

[7] In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests, journalists at the Journal sent multiple letters to Murray lamenting the paper's lack of diversity as well as demanding changes to the way the paper covers race, policing, and finance.

[8][9] Murray was reported to have a strained relationship with Almar Latour, the CEO of Dow Jones, which publishes The Wall Street Journal.

[11][12] In June 2024 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the Washington Post, after Sally Buzbee resigned the position.

[2] A native of Bethesda, Maryland who edited his high school newspaper, Murray married Janine Dyck Flory, PhD, in October 2002.