Win McCormack

Win McCormack is an American banking heir, political activist, publisher, and editor from Oregon.

He is editor-in-chief of Tin House^[1] magazine and Tin House Books, the former publisher of Oregon Magazine, founder and treasurer of MediAmerica, Inc., and a co-founder of Mother Jones magazine. He serves on the board of directors of the journal New Perspectives Quarterly.^[2] His political and social writings have appeared in Oregon Humanities, Tin House, The Nation,^[3] The Oregonian, and Oregon Magazine. McCormack's investigative coverage of the Rajneeshee movement was awarded a William Allen White Commendation from the University of Kansas and the City and Regional Magazine Association.

As a political activist, McCormack served as Chair of the Oregon Steering Committee for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign. He was chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon's President's Council and a member of the Obama for President Oregon Finance Committee.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, McCormack sits on the Board of Overseers for Emerson College,^[4] and is a co-founder of the Los Angeles–based Liberty Hill Foundation.^[5]

In February 2016, McCormack purchased The New Republic magazine from Chris Hughes.^[6][7][8]

He received an A.B. from Harvard College and an MFA from the University of Oregon.^[9]

In 2024, McCormack's chauffeurs were arrested for allegedly defrauding him of over $34 million over the course of seven years. McCormack is the heir to a midwest banking fortune, and claimed he did not often check charges made to his account.^[10]

Books

• 2008 You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values. Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. ISBN 978-1-135-89772-7.
• 2010 The Rajneesh Chronicles. Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. ISBN 978-0-9825691-9-1.