Duff McDonald

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Duff McDonald
Duff McDonald (1).jpg
BornToronto
OccupationBusiness journalist and writer
Nationality Canadian American
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania (BS in Finance)
Genre Non-fiction
Years active1995–present
Notable worksThe Firm
Last Man Standing
The Golden Passport
SpouseCaroline McDonald (divorced)
Website
www.duffmcdonald.com

Duff McDonald is a Canadian American business journalist and writer based in New York.

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Early life and education

McDonald was born in Toronto. [1] He attended University of Pennsylvania from 1988 to 1992 and majored in Finance.[ citation needed ]

Career

His first job after university was at Goldman Sachs. [1] By 2009, he published Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase which was a biography on Jamie Dimon. [2] Later, he authored “The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business” which took a critical eye to the role and reputation of McKinsey & Co. [3]

In 2017, he published The Golden Passport which heavily criticized the Harvard Business School. [4]

Awards

McDonald with his book The Golden Passport Duff McDonald (2).jpg
McDonald with his book The Golden Passport

Works

References

  1. 1 2 "Capitalisn't: The moral case against the MBA". chicagobooth.edu. February 15, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. Barrett, Paul (October 29, 2009). "Book Review 'Last Man Standing". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. "Behind the singular mystique of McKinsey & Co". cnbc.com. September 25, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. Andrew Ross Sorkin (April 10, 2017). "Book Pins Corporate Greed on a Lust Bred at Harvard". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. "Duff McDonald biography". freshfiction.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.