Editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica

Editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica
Incumbent
Jason Tuohey
since 2025
Inaugural holderWilliam Smellie
Formation1768

The editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica serves as the editorial leader of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a general reference encyclopedia published since 1768. Since 2012, the encyclopedia is published exclusively on the internet, following 244 years of physical editions. The first editor-in-chief of the Britannica was Scotsman William Smellie, and the current holder of the office is Jason Tuohey.