He was a corporate vice president at Condè Nast and the publisher of Newhouse-owned publications including Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair.
Galotti conspicuously left Condè Nast to found Talk magazine with editor Tina Brown, where he was president of the company.
After Talk folded, Galotti returned to Condè Nast and ran GQ for about two years before retiring to Vermont.
[2] After his last magazine position at GQ, Galotti sold his homes in Manhattan and Long Island, and relocated, around 2004, with his family to a farm in North Pomfret, Vermont.
[2] He is generally considered to be, and has been cited by New York magazine as, the real-life inspiration for the character of "Mr. Big" (played by actor Chris Noth) on HBO's Sex and the City (based on the books of the same name by Candace Bushnell).