Diane Francis

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Diane Francis
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Francis in 2019
Born (1946-11-14) 14 November 1946 (age 78)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityCanadian, US, British [1]
Occupation(s)Author, editor, journalist
Known forEditor, Financial Post

Diane Marie Francis (born 14 November 1946) is a Canadian journalist, author and editor-at-large for the National Post newspaper since 1998. [2]

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Background

Francis was born in Chicago, Illinois, [3] on 14 November 1946. She immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a naturalized Canadian citizen. [4] She is married and has two adult children. [5]

Career

Francis was a reporter and columnist with the Toronto Star from 1981 to 1987, then a columnist and director with the Toronto Sun , Maclean's and the Financial Post in 1987 [6] and its editor from 1991 to 1998, when it was taken over by the National Post and incorporated into it. [6] She has been a columnist and editor-at-large at the National Post since then. [2] She is also a regular contributor to the Atlantic Council, New York Post , the Huffington Post , and the Kyiv Post , as well as newspapers around the world. She is a broadcaster, speaker and author of ten books on Canadian socioeconomic subjects. [2] She publishes a twice-weekly newsletter about geopolitics, white collar crime, trends, technology, and business which is a best-seller and read in 106 countries.

Francis was a distinguished professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto until 2018. [7] She was a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Shorenstein Center in autumn 2005 [8] and has been a media fellow at the World Economic Forum. [7]

She holds an honorary Doctorate of Commerce from the Saint Mary's University (1997), [9] [10] and an Honorary Doctorate from Ryerson University (2013 [11] ).

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References

  1. ↑ "Diane Francis, "Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country"". YouTube . 10 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Official biography". dianefrancis.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Controlling interest : who owns Canada? / Diane Francis (ResAnet record)". Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Francis, Diane (Marie) 1946- | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Diane Francis, dianefrancismylife blog, Diane Francis' Life, 4 February 2006
  6. 1 2 Financial Post, Diane Francis Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 31 January 2019
  7. 1 2 "Diane Francis – bio – CEO Outlook – Ryerson University". ryerson.ca. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Harvard University, Former Fellows and Visiting Faculty, retrieved 24 August 2010
  9. ↑ http://library2.smu.ca/bitstream/handle/01/25031/convocation_1997_fall.pdf#page=15 [ bare URL PDF ]
  10. ↑ "Diane Marie Francis | the Patrick Power Library | Saint Mary's University".
  11. ↑ "Past Honorary Doctorates". Ryerson University. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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