Scott Gillespie
Editorial Editor and Vice President
OpinionGillespie has been editorial page editor since 2007. He was the lead editor on "Separate and Unequal," the series of editorials on underfunded Bureau of Indian Education schools that was a finalist for a 2015 Pulitzer Prize. Before joining Editorial, Gillespie was managing editor at the Star Tribune, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the newsroom. During his five-year tenure in that role, the news staff produced awarding-winning coverage on the death of Paul Wellstone, the war in Iraq and the collapse of the I-35W Bridge. Before being named managing editor, Gillespie served as the paper's assistant managing editor for local news and assistant managing editor for business news. He has more than 30 years of news reporting and editing experience at newspapers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He served as a Pulitzer Prize juror in 2004, 2005, 2011 and 2012. Gillespie has a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been an adjunct faculty member in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota.
Latest from Scott Gillespie
Our Columnists
In wartime and across lifetimes: The memories that run in the blood
A farewell from the Star Tribune’s editorial page editor.
May 26, 2024
Opinion
To our readers: D.J. Tice is retiring
The longtime commentary editor has decided to retire at the end of this year. We wish him the best.
October 20, 2023
Our Columnists
Another massacre, another failure to lead
Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber are sad but sadly not proactive.
May 27, 2022
Commentaries
Trump's last stand: Please make it stop
He took advantage of a divided nation in 2016, and now he's ensuring that divisions grow wider and that more norms are shattered.
November 12, 2020
Commentaries
Remembering Sid
The editor of Star Tribune Opinion reminisces about news tips, run-ins and field trips involving a one-of-a-kind colleague.
October 19, 2020
Our Columnists
Another massacre, another failure to lead
Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber are sad but sadly not proactive.
May 27, 2022
Commentaries
Trump's last stand: Please make it stop
He took advantage of a divided nation in 2016, and now he's ensuring that divisions grow wider and that more norms are shattered.
November 12, 2020
Commentaries
Remembering Sid
The editor of Star Tribune Opinion reminisces about news tips, run-ins and field trips involving a one-of-a-kind colleague.
October 19, 2020