Greg Steinmetz

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Greg Steinmetz
Born Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • author
  • securities analyst
Education Colgate University (BA)
Medill School of Journalism

Greg Steinmetz is an American journalist, author and securities analyst.

Steinmetz was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] He graduated from Colgate University in 1983 [2] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and German, and earned a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. [1]

Steinmetz spent 15 years working as a journalist for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune , the Houston Chronicle , Newsday , and The Wall Street Journal . [1] [3] He served as the Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal in Berlin and London. [1] He is now a securities analyst for a New York money management firm. [3]

He is also known for a well-received biography of Jacob Fugger in which he argues that Fugger was the most influential businessman in history, and possibly the richest man who ever lived. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Muller, Jerry Z. (2 August 2015). "'The Richest Man Who Ever Lived,' by Greg Steinmetz". New York Times Book Review. Vol. 164, no. 56946. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "Reunion 2023" (PDF). Colgate University. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Goldenballs: Not for nothing was Jacob Fugger known as 'Jacob the Rich'". The Economist. Vol. 416, no. 8949. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. "Germany's Most Ruthless Banker". The Wall Street Journal. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. Lozada, Carlos (6 August 2015). "He Remade Capitalism, Religion and History. You've Probably Never Heard of Him". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. Howell, Martha (7 April 2016). "The Amazing Career of a Pioneer Capitalist". The New York Review of Books. Vol. 63, no. 6. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. Sorkin, Amy Davidson (11 September 2015). "How to Finance an Emperor's Election". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  8. Knee, Jonathan A. (30 July 2015). "Jacob Fugger and the Renaissance Superrich". The New York Times. Vol. 164, no. 56943.