Adi Ignatius, 46, became an executive editor of TIME in February 2002, responsible for the magazine's international coverage. In April 2004, he also became the editor of TIME's Canadian edition, which was established in 1943 as the only global newsmagazine of its kind in the country. It is read by almost 3 million Canadians each week.

He had previously served as editor of TIME's Asia edition since late 2000, and was based in Hong Kong. Ignatius and his editorial colleagues helped turn TIME Asia into an award-winning showcase for reporting, writing, photography and design. Besides his editing duties, he has continued to write articles, including cover stories on interactive technologies, China's ambivalence toward the West, and a major profile of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

Born in Burbank, California, raised in Washington, D.C., and a graduate of Haverford College, Ignatius worked for many years at The Wall Street Journal, serving as the paper's bureau chief in Beijing and later in Moscow. He was managing editor of the Central European Economic Review and business editor of The Far Eastern Economic Review before joining TIME Asia initially as deputy editor in 1996.

Ignatius, who was awarded a Zuckerman Fellowship from Columbia University in 1990-91, speaks Russian and Chinese. His wife, Dorinda Elliott, is also a journalist, and is currently an assistant managing editor at TIME magazine, responsible for business coverage. They have three sons.