Katherine BoehretKatherine Boehret

Veteran tech journalist Katherine Boehret, who was formerly a Re/code deputy reviews editor and a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has joined Burson-Marsteller in the role of senior director.

Boehret in 2015 was named technology reviews editor at Vox tech property The Verge, where she wrote tech-related news items, reviews and opinion columns. Prior to that she was deputy reviews editor and senior reviewer for tech news site Re/code. Digital publisher Vox Media acquired ReCode last year.

Boehret was previously a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, which she joined in 2002 as reporting assistant before later being named national technology columnist. She was also an editor for online tech publication AllThingsD.com

As B-M senior director, Boehret will help client brands tell their stories. She’ll be based in B-M’s Washington, D.C. office.