Roger Lowenstein

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Roger Lowenstein
BornRoger Lowenstein
1954 (age 6768)
OccupationNon-fiction writer, Journalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Cornell University
Notable works When Genius Failed (2000)

Roger Lowenstein (born 1954) is an American financial journalist and writer. He graduated from Cornell University and reported for The Wall Street Journal for more than a decade, including two years writing its Heard on the Street column, 1989 to 1991. Born in 1954, he is the son of Helen and Louis Lowenstein of Larchmont, New York. Lowenstein is married to Judith Slovin. [1]

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He is also a director of Sequoia Fund. [2] In 2016, he joined the board of trustees of Lesley University. [3] His father, the late Louis Lowenstein, was an attorney and Columbia University law professor who wrote books and articles critical of the American financial 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]

Journalism

Lowenstein has published seven books, three of them New York Times bestsellers. In addition, he has written for many publications, including The 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 for The New York Times Magazine . [6]

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References

  1. "Judith Slovin, Roger Lowenstein". The New York Times. 2005-01-16.
  2. "About : SEQUOIA". www.sequoiafund.com.
  3. "Board of Trustees - Lesley University". www.lesley.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  4. Hevesi, Dennis (April 25, 2009). "Louis Lowenstein, Professor of Business Law and Critic of Wall St., Dies at 83". The New York Times . Retrieved April 27, 2009.
  5. Foner, Eric (March 8, 2022). "The Hidden Story of the North's Victory in the Civil War". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  6. "Roger Lowenstein - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)".