WASHINGTON — After a season of departures — including those of chief executive Jim VandeHei, Politico Playbook columnist Mike Allen, and editor Susan Glasser — Politico’s editor in chief John Harris announced Monday that current managing editor Carrie Budoff Brown will replace Glasser at the end of this election season.
Brown has been with Politico since its start in 2006. Upon hearing of Politico, she contacted the three cofounders — Harris, VandeHei, and chairman Robert L. Allbritton — and arrived to work a month before its launch. Brown has led the publication’s policy news coverage and established the Politico brand overseas in Brussels; she will succeed Glasser once she steps down in November.
‘‘I’m thrilled to be back in Washington,’’ Brown said in a Monday conference call.
Brown’s appointment comes after a series of announcements regarding high-profile departures, revealing tumult and disagreement within the news organization. In January, VandeHei announced that he, Allen, and several senior managers would be leaving Politico in November to start an unnamed new media venture. Though reports initially stated that the departure was on amicable terms, VandeHei left in April after reports of bad blood with Allbritton. Allen followed in June, though he stressed that he was leaving on good terms.
Glasser announced in November 2015 that she would be leaving her post as editor, as she would be relocating to Jerusalem with her husband. After the election, she is slated to continue with Politico as chief foreign affairs columnist while also taking on a role in ‘‘editorial innovation,’’ helping Harris and Albritton to guide the global expansion of Politico.