Its current editorial board is headed by two of its co-founders, Jean Daniel and Claude Perdriel, two editors-in-chief, Laurent Joffrin and , and the director general, Jacqueline Galvez. André Gorz and other journalists who had left "L'Express" helped to found the publication. The owners of "Le Monde" purchased a 65% stake in the magazine in 2014. On 12 March 2014 the two co-directors of the press group, Laurent Joffrin and Nathalie Collin, resigned because the "Nouvel Observateur" was being sold to "Le Monde".