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| Education | New York University Stern School of Business (BS) |
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| Notable work | Beginner's Luck, Buffalo Gal, Life in New York |
| Website | laurapedersenbooks |
Laura Pedersen is an American author and playwright. She worked at the American Stock Exchange before writing her first book, Play Money. [1]
Pedersen is the only child of John and Ellen Pedersen. She grew up in Amherst, New York, [1] and secured a 4-year BS degree in Finance at New York University's Stern School of Business in New York City in 1987. [2] [3] She worked as a clerk at the American Stock Exchange when she was 18, and had a seat on the exchange at age 20, at that time the youngest person to do so. [1] [4] She received an honorary doctorate degree from Canisius College in 2013. [5] [6]
In 1991 Pedersen and F. Peter Model wrote a book, Play Money, [7] about her time at the American Stock Exchange. She was a columnist for The New York Times from 1995 to 2002. [8] [9] In 2001–2002 she hosted a finance show, Your Money & Your Life, on the Oxygen channel. [2] [10] She has authored numerous books in both fiction and non-fiction categories. Pedersen is currently the President of The Authors Guild Foundation. [11]
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