Roger Lowenstein
Roger Lowenstein | |
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| Born | Roger Lowenstein 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Occupation | Non-fiction writer, Journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Notable works | When Genius Failed(2000) |
Roger Lowenstein(born 1954) is an American financialjournalistand writer. He graduated fromCornell Universityand reported forThe Wall Street Journalfor more than a decade, including two years writing itsHeard on the Streetcolumn, 1989 to 1991. Born in 1954, he is the son of Helen andLouis Lowensteinof Larchmont, New York. Lowenstein is married to Judith Slovin.[1]
He is also a director ofSequoia Fund.[2]In 2016, he joined the board of trustees ofLesley University.[3]His father, the late Louis Lowenstein, was anattorneyandColumbia Universitylaw professor who wrote books and articles critical of the Americanfinancial industry.[4]
Roger Lowenstein's latest book,Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War,was released on March 8, 2022,[5]and won the 2022 Harold Holzer Lincoln Forum Book Prize.[6]
Journalism
[edit]Lowenstein has published seven books, three of themNew York Timesbestsellers. In addition, he has written for many publications, includingThe Wall Street Journal,Smart Money,The New York Times,Fortune,the Atlantic Monthly,and others. He has also written a number of major articles and cover stories forThe New York Times Magazine.[7]
Books
[edit]- Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist,New York:Random House,1995,ISBN978-0-679-41584-8
- When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management,New York:Random House,2000,ISBN978-0-375-50317-7
- Origins of the Crash: The Great Bubble and Its Undoing,New York:Penguin Press,2004,ISBN978-1-59420-003-8
- While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis,Penguin Press HC, May 1, 2008,ISBN978-1-59420-167-7
- The End of Wall Street,Penguin Press HC, April 6, 2010,ISBN978-1-59420-549-1
- America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve,New York: Penguin Press HC, October 20, 2015,ISBN978-1-59420-239-1
- Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War,New York: Penguin Press HC, March 8, 2022,ISBN978-0-73522-355-4
References
[edit]- ^"Judith Slovin, Roger Lowenstein".The New York Times.2005-01-16.
- ^"About: SEQUOIA".www.sequoiafund.com.
- ^"Board of Trustees - Lesley University".www.lesley.edu.Retrieved2017-02-02.
- ^Hevesi, Dennis (April 25, 2009)."Louis Lowenstein, Professor of Business Law and Critic of Wall St., Dies at 83".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 27,2009.
- ^Foner, Eric (March 8, 2022)."The Hidden Story of the North's Victory in the Civil War".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 8,2022.
- ^"Harold Holzer Lincoln Forum Book Prize".
- ^"Roger Lowenstein - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-07-21.Retrieved2008-01-20.
External links
[edit]- rogerlowenstein.com
- Origins of the Crash — an audio interview
- Forbes.com — Q&A: Roger Lowenstein
- A conversation with Roger Lowenstein by Charlie RoseArchived2008-03-25 at theWayback Machine
- Interview on Financialsense.comArchived2008-01-05 at theWayback Machine
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- American economics writers
- American financial businesspeople
- American finance and investment writers
- American male journalists
- Cornell University alumni
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers