Richard Wolffe

2012 Great Immigrants

Richard Wolffe

Born in United Kingdom

Born to a British father and Moroccan mother, Richard Wolffe is the executive editor of MSNBC.com, as well as a political analyst and author. For Newsweek, he traveled with Barack Obama and his inner circle in 2007 and 2008, chronicling the election campaign from beginning to end. He released the bestselling book Renegade: The Making of a President in 2009. Prior to joining MSNBC, Wolffe worked at the Financial Times as its deputy bureau chief and diplomatic correspondent, and as the senior White House correspondent for Newsweek. Updated 2012