David Walters

Title: Special Projects Director - PEOPLE

David Walters has worked as an editor and writer for the past two decades, covering the celebrity, entertainment and human interest beats.
He has served as Special Projects Director of PEOPLE for the past three years.
David has previously worked as an editor at Esquire, Details, and Nylon, among other magazines and digital properties.

David Walters is an editor and writer with two decades of entertainment and human interest experience. Since 2020, he has served as the Special Projects Director of PEOPLE, planning and executing themed content like the Family Issue, the Kindness Issue, 100 Reasons to Love America and People of the Year.

Before joining PEOPLE, David worked as an editor at Esquire, Details, Nylon and other publications. He has also written for Bon Appetit, Bloomberg Businessweek, Cosmopolitan, Elle, GQ, The Hollywood Reporter, Men's Health, New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Surface and more.

David Walters graduated from Duke University with a degree in history.

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