Sewell Chan is an American journalist based in New York City who is the current executive editor of the Columbia Journalism Review.

From 2000 to 2004, Chan wrote for The Washington Post, where he covered municipal politics, poverty and social services, and education.

[6] In January 2010, Chan joined The Times's Washington bureau as a correspondent covering economic policy.

[7] In February 2011, Chan was named a deputy editor of the Times Op-Ed page and Sunday Review section.

[9][10] In August 2018, the Los Angeles Times named Chan a deputy managing editor.