Director of ContentThe World's 50 Best Bars

An award-winning writer and editor, Mark Sansom is Director of Content across the 50 Best Bars portfolio including The World’s 50 Best Bars, Asia’s 50 Best Bars and North America’s 50 Best Bars. As part of his role he oversees the Academy voting structure that creates the lists and all Bars content across both digital channels and live events. In 2022, he was named #88 in the Bar World 100Drinks International’s list of the most influential figures in the global drinks industry.

He joined William Reed, the parent company of 50 Best, in April 2019 after five years as Editor of Food and Travel, the world’s leading gastronomic tourism magazine. Before that, he was Food and Drink Editor on Men’s Health and News Editor at London’s Square- Meal. When not eating out in the name of good and proper research, he hits golf balls along the floor and cricket balls in the air.