Ralph "Del" Delahaye Paine Jr. (March 31, 1906[1] – January 12, 1991[2]) was an American editor and publisher.
After college, Paine was a Wall Street securities analyst for Edward B. Smith & Co.[2] He became a business editor for Time magazine in 1933.
[2] Following complaints about the content of Time from businesses during the Great Depression, he was offered the choice between a firing and a promotion provided a suitable replacement could be found.
[2] Paine served as managing editor of Fortune from 1941 to 1953 and, following the departure of Charles Douglas Jackson, publisher from 1953 to 1967.
[9][10] At the time of his death, Paine was president and treasurer of the Vermont real estate holdings company Barton Mountain Corporation.