Win McCormack
American publisher and editor
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Winthrop Laflin "Win" McCormack (born 1944/1945)[1] is an American banking heir, political activist, publisher, and editor from Oregon.
1944 or 1945 (age 81–82)
University of Oregon (MFA)
Win McCormack | |
|---|---|
| Born | Winthrop Laflin McCormack 1944 or 1945 (age 81–82) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Oregon (MFA) |
| Relatives | Alfred McCormack (father) |
| Website | Official website |
He is editor-in-chief of Tin House[2] magazine and Tin House Books, the former publisher of Oregon Magazine, founder and treasurer of MediAmerica, Inc., and a co-founder of Mother Jones magazine. He serves on the board of directors of the journal New Perspectives Quarterly.[3] His political and social writings have appeared in Oregon Humanities, Tin House, The Nation,[4] The Oregonian, and Oregon Magazine. McCormack's investigative coverage of the Rajneeshee movement was awarded a William Allen White Commendation from the University of Kansas and the City and Regional Magazine Association.
As a political activist, McCormack served as Chair of the Oregon Steering Committee for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign. He was chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon's President's Council and a member of the Obama for President Oregon Finance Committee.[citation needed] Additionally, McCormack sits on the Board of Overseers for Emerson College,[5] and is a co-founder of the Los Angeles–based Liberty Hill Foundation.[6]
In February 2016, McCormack purchased The New Republic magazine from Chris Hughes.[7][8][9]
Early life and family
McCormack is the son of attorney Alfred McCormack and Winifred Byron Smith McCormack.[10]
Reed Magazine reports that, after his mother’s death, he inherited money that helped him acquire Oregon Times magazine.[11] He has been described as “an heir to a midwestern banking fortune.”[12] On his mother’s side, a published genealogy identifies Winifred Byron Smith as the child of Walter Byron Smith.[13] A contemporary profile of Walter Byron Smith states that he was the second son of Byron Laflin Smith, who founded The Northern Trust Company in 1889.[14][15]
Education
He received an A.B. from Harvard College and an MFA from the University of Oregon.[16]
Books
- 2008 You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values. Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. ISBN 978-1-135-89772-7.
- 2010 The Rajneesh Chronicles. Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. ISBN 978-0-9825691-9-1.