TechCrunch has hired Matt Rosoff as its global managing editor.

He previously was editorial director of tech and climate coverage for CNBC Digital. He had been at CNBC for seven years.

Rosoff is based in San Francisco. He worked previously as an executive editor at Business Insider and editorial director at IDG Enterprise, and spent 10 years as an IT industry analyst for Directions on Microsoft.

He started his career in 1995 at CNET after graduating from Williams College.