Overview
I am a professional writer, editor, and advisor with five+ decades of experience in journalism and public relations. I live in Denver CO.
One of my first editors gave me a writing assignment and told me to "make it sing!" Today I write, re-write, edit with that goal in mind.
Engage with me to make your content sing!
I have ghostwritten scores of "thought leadership" articles for business professionals in the fields of risk management, financial services, cybersecurity. identity verification, and emerging technology. For 16 years I was a managing partner of a New York public relations agency that specialized in supporting financial service organizations. My clients have included exchanges, asset management firms, financial technology companies, broker-dealers and the World Federation of Exchanges.
I recently ghostwrote a series of books "Best Practices of the Best Dealmakers" for The M&A Advisor ( spent more than a decade in leading communications roles at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, serving as chief spokesman and advising C-Suite and Board members on communications strategy and messaging, writing speeches and communiques.
I began my career in journalism, working as a sportswriter in college (Austin American-Statesman), held many reporting-editing-and managing positions for 12 years at UPI (when it was a real wire service), and was Business Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times (then the 8th largest newpaper in the country).
I earned an MBA from at the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, where I was Editor of the prestigious Daily Texan in 1971.
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Awards
- Associated Collegiate Press - Freedoms Award, 1971
Certifications
- BJ - U of Texas Austin 1971
- MBA - U of Chicago 1987
Work experience
Self-employed
I have provided freelance writing and consulting services since 2014.
Intermarket Communications
I was managing partner, responsible for new business and managing accounts, which included Charles Schwab Corp, Sungard Financial Services, The World Federation of Exchanges, Ashmore Investment Management, and many more.
New York Stock Exchange
I was the main point of contact and spokesman for the NYSE with the financial media. Advised and counseled senior executives on issues and messaging.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Headed media relations and public relations for one of the nation's largest financial exchanges.
Chicago Sun-Times
Editor of business section for one of the Top Ten newspapers in America, then by circulation.
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Jan, 2024