November 2026 | LISLE, IL—InterVarsity Press (IVP) has appointed Rachel Hastings as the new divisional vice president of editorial and as associate publisher. IVP is also pleased to announce that Jon Boyd has been named executive editor.
“IVP is in a unique moment in its history as it relates to the composition of our editorial team,” said Hastings. “I have the opportunity to work alongside two former VPs of editorial—Cindy Bunch and Jon Boyd—and draw from their wealth of wisdom. I am beyond grateful for their advocacy and support and look forward to collaborating with them both in this new chapter.”
Hastings started working with Boyd and Bunch in 2021 when she was hired as assistant project editor. A year later she was promoted to associate academic editor, and in 2025 she was named associate editorial director. As vice president of editorial, Hastings will bring her years of experience with both trade and academic books as she works alongside Boyd and the rest of the editorial team to build on IVP’s rich eighty-year editorial history.
“It is such a gift to participate in the development of the incredible books that InterVarsity Press produces,” Hastings said. “Our authors and their work have truly changed my life, and I’m thrilled that I get to continue my work alongside them as they share their wisdom and experience with readers. Furthermore, I am encouraged each day by my colleagues across the company, and I look forward to building out our vision and strategy in new ways that are true to the story we want to live into as an organization. InterVarsity Press has a rich history of resourcing conversations in the church, the university, and the world with their books, and it’s a privilege to help steward that legacy into the future.”
Boyd moves into the executive editor role with fifteen years of experience at IVP. He joined IVP as the digital communications manager in 2012, then was named associate academic editorial director in 2016 and academic editorial director in 2017. Boyd filled the role of vice president of editorial in April 2026.
Boyd said, “Just this spring, I was honored to be named only the fourth head of the editorial department in InterVarsity Press’s history. But today I’m far more delighted that Rachel Hastings is being appointed the fifth. Over the past five years I’ve had a front-row seat to watch Rachel at work with authors, agents, readers, and colleagues alike, and I couldn’t be more confident about our future.”
Greg Jao, president and publisher of IVP, said, “Jon stepped up to provide authors and agents strong editorial leadership as our veteran editorial director, Cindy Bunch, moved to a senior editor-at-large role. As our new executive editor, Jon will continue to develop books across multiple disciplines while enriching the ways IVP editors serve our authors.”
Before joining IVP, Boyd held leadership positions in communications at North Park University. He also served as the web producer for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for four years and as associate director of InterVarsity’s Graduate & Faculty Ministries from 2000 to 2009. Boyd received his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Michigan, a master’s in Hebrew Bible from Trinity International University, and a PhD in history from Johns Hopkins University.
Hastings has two master’s degrees, one in Old Testament and one in New Testament, from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Hastings has also worked closely alongside her husband in full-time ministry both stateside and overseas in Cape Town, South Africa.
Jao said, “In her work as both an academic and trade editor, Rachel consistently shaped books which hit the IVP trifecta: biblically grounded, theologically informed, and culturally engaged. That’s also an accurate description of who Rachel is, and that’s precisely what we were looking for.”
Contact:
Krista Clayton
kclayton@ivpress.com
