Leah Becerra

Leah Becerra is The Boston Globe's senior digital editor and newsroom product manager. She supervises the 24/7 digital news team that runs BostonGlobe.com, the Globe app, breaking news email alerts, and app push alerts. As a newsroom-based product manager, Leah works with newsroom staff and the Globe’s development team to create news products that engage audiences. She was previously the Globe’s homepage editor and, before that, the mobile applications editor.

Since starting to work for the Globe in 2021, she has covered local and national breaking news events, multiple Boston Marathons, and helped launch some of the Globe’s biggest projects. She also worked with the mobile development team responsible for launching the Globe’s refreshed app for iOS and Android devices in 2024.

Her journalism background encompasses all things digital: web design, podcasts, video, analytics, audience engagement, and more. Before joining the Globe, she worked in newsrooms across the Midwest, including the Springfield News-Leader, the Omaha World-Herald, and The Kansas City Star. In 2018, she was part of a team of journalists at The Star recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalists in public service.

Leah is also an avid runner who has completed multiple marathons and nearly a dozen half marathons throughout the United States. She earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 2012.