Erica Palan
As the Deputy Editor on the Business and Built team, I oversee much of our real estate content as well coverage of transportation and environmental issues.
Before joining The Inquirer, I was an editor at Philadelphia Weekly, Philadelphia magazine, and Metro Philly. In 2014, I came to The Inquirer for a job overseeing the newsroom's social media and coordinating other audience development efforts.
In 2017, I transitioned back to editing when I became The Inquirer's Commentary Editor, working with people from all over the region to share their perspectives on news and issues that affected our readers.
I joined the Business and Built desk as an editor in 2022.
I graduated from Temple University with a degree in journalism. I've lived in Philadelphia my entire life. In my spare time, I'm a voracious reader of fiction, and I enjoy the occasional hike, but only if there's a hoagie at the end.
