David M. Granger
David M. Granger is an American journalist. He was editor-in-chief of Esquire Magazine from June 1997 until March 2016. Granger is a literary agent and media consultant working with Aevitas Creative Management. Education Granger has a Master of Arts in English from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in English and History from the University of Tennessee. Granger also attended the famed Radcliffe Publishing Course. Early career After moving to New York City in 1982, Granger's first foray into the magazine world was at Muppet Magazine as an editorial assistant. Granger also held positions at Family Weekly Magazine, Sport Magazine, Sports Inc. Magazine, Adweek, Mediaweek, as well as The National Sports Daily. Before becoming editor-in-chief at Esquire, Granger was the executive editor at GQ under editor-in-chief, Art Cooper, for nearly six years. Esquire David Granger was named editor-in-chief of Esquire Magazine in June 1997 and served in that capacity until March 31, 2016, when he was replaced by (now former Esquire editor-in-chief) Jay Fielden. Granger got the job a year after writing to Cathie Black, then president of Hearst Magazines, with a plan to revive the flailing men's periodical. Under Granger, the magazine entered its most successful era. During