Power 50: Jess Cagle

One of the magazine world's enduring success stories, Jess Cagle has deftly navigated the evolving path of Time Inc., the publishing company that's now officially spun off from Time Warner, and sees Cagle thriving as editorial director of People and Entertainment Weekly. At the former mag (the company's highest-earning brand), Cagle spearheaded admirable coverage of events like Robin Williams's death, and at the latter, he's groomed two successors to keep the enterprise afloat, all while saving time to do red-carpet commentary at the Oscars.

SLIDESHOW | Out's 9th Annual Power List