Chris Gayomali is a writer, editor, and brand consultant. Currently he’s an articles editor at GQ, where he’s worked since 2015, editing features and other stories for the magazine. Formerly, he was the site editor of GQ.com and a reporter at Fast Company, where he covered technology and wellness.

In 2019, Chris was selected as one of AdWeek’s “Creative 100” which honors the most innovative and visionary thinkers in media, tech, and advertising. The stories he’s edited have been anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing, selected for Longform’s annual Best of the Year lists, and have won awards from organizations such as the NYC chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists.

His own writing regularly goes viral—his October 2022 feature on cosmetic leg lengthening was even spoofed in an SNL sketch. On at least two occasions, and against better judgment, New York magazine has referred to him as a “cool person.” 

In addition to writing and editing, he regularly works with C47 Creative, consulting on projects for brands like Nike and CashApp.

He was born and raised in Long Beach, California, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son, and an English bulldog named Hank.

࿊ Profiles and Interviews ࿊

Cover: Steven Yeun’s New Frontier

Profile: Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on His Cancer Journey

Profile: On the Cusp of Ekkstacy

Profile: The Provocative Vision of Lu’u Dan

Profile: John Wilson Goes Out on Top

Profile: Acronym Designer Errolson Hugh Sees the Future 

Interview: Hua Hsu on His Pulitzer-Winning Memoir Stay True

Interview: Andrew Huberman on His Daily Routine and the Power of Science

Profile: How Kamaru Usman Became the Best MMA Fighter in the World

Profile: Bowen Yang Is Making SNL a Little Bit Weirder

Interview: Yo-Yo Ma on How Music Can Close Social Distances

࿊ Magazine Editing ࿊

Feature: Inside the Great NBA Bubble Experiment by Taylor Rooks

Cover: The Legend of Keanu Reeves by Alex Pappademas

Cover: How Jacob Elordi Became the New King by Gabriella Paiella

Feature: When You Give a Teacher a Gun by Jay Willis

Profile: Usher: The New King of Las Vegas by Hunter Harris

Oral History: The Enormous Life of Anthony Bourdain by Drew Magary

Profile: The Political Education of Killer Mike by Donovan X. Ramsey

Feature: Casual Luke Rides the Big Wave by Gabriella Paiella

Feature: My Magical Quest to Destroy Tom Brady and Win a Philadelphia Eagles Mini-Fridge at Super Bowl LII by Caity Weaver

Feature: When a Psychic Reading Costs You $740,000 by Sylvia Varnham O’Regan

Oral History: Nipsey Hussle, the Light of Los Angeles by Gerrick Kennedy

Essay: Toni Morrison Was the Greatest American Writer by Damon Young