Justin Fox
Justin Fox | |
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| Born | January 28, 1964 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Financial journalist, analyst, author |
| Known for | Bloomberg Opinion columnist, editorial director of Harvard Business Review Group, author of The Myth of the Rational Market |
Justin Fox (born January 28, 1964) is a prominent American financial journalist, analyst, and author. He contributes as a Bloomberg Opinion columnist focusing on economic and business topics. Earlier in his career, he was the editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group for five years and wrote business and economics columns for Time magazine. His 2009 book, The Myth of the Rational Market, explores the development of the efficient-market hypothesis and was honored as a New York Times Notable Book of 2009 as well as Amazon.com's top business book that year.
Early life and education
Born in Morristown, New Jersey to Joseph M. Fox and Elizabeth L. Fox, Fox was raised in Lafayette, California. He attended Acalanes High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from Princeton University in 1987. Following this, he was awarded a Rotary International Fellowship to study at the University of Leiden. Additionally, he has held a Senior Fellowship at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Career
Currently, Fox serves as a Bloomberg Opinion columnist writing on economics and business matters. His previous roles include editorial leadership at the Harvard Business Review Group and contributing columns to Time magazine. His articles have also been published in outlets such as Fortune magazine, The Birmingham News, and American Banker. In recognition of his technology reporting, he won the Business Journalist of the Year Award in 2001.
Fox's significant work, The Myth of the Rational Market (2009), offers a critical analysis of the efficient-market hypothesis and received accolades from both the New York Times and Amazon.com. He has appeared as a commentator on PBS's Nightly Business Report and is distinguished as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Books
- Justin Fox, The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street, Harper Business, 2009
Articles
- Justin Fox, "Hooray for Boring Banks," Time, April 23, 2009
See also
External links
- Blogs.hbr.org
- Byjustinfox.com
- Russ Roberts, "Justin Fox on the Rationality of Markets," EconTalk, Library of Economics and Liberty, July 13, 2009
- 1964 births
- American financial commentators
- American male journalists
- Bloomberg L.P. people
- Business commentators
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- Leiden University alumni
- People from Lafayette, California
- Writers from Morristown, New Jersey
- Princeton University alumni
- Time (magazine) people
- Living people
- Acalanes High School alumni