Top Forbes editor reportedly fired after receiving $6m from business associate

Randall Lane left his job last month after accepting money from founder of firm that does business with magazine The top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6m from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine. The New York Times reported this week that Ran

Randall Lane saw the payment as a personal gift for advice given, but failed to disclose it.

Randall Lane, the magazine’s chief content officer, received the money from the founder of Shook Research, which has worked with Forbes on content about wealth advisers.