Michael Visontay is the Commissioning Editor of The Jewish Independent and was Editor-in-Chief from 2017-22. With 40 years of experience as a journalist, editor, author, and lecturer, he has held roles including Assistant Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Deputy Editor of the Sun-Herald, and columnist for The Australian Jewish News. Michael has created and taught journalism courses at several universities and co-authored four memoirs, including Who Gave You Permission? the memoir of child sex abuse survivor Manny Waks. He also authored Welcome To Wanderland: Western Sydney Wanderers and the Pride of the West.