Roger Lowenstein

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Roger Lowenstein
Born Roger Lowenstein
1955
Occupation Non-fiction writer, Journalist
Nationality American
Notable work(s) When Genius Failed (2000)

Roger Lowenstein (born in 1955) 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 1955, he is the son of Helen and Louis Lowenstein of Larchmont, N.Y. Lowenstein is married to Judith Slovin.[1]

He is also a director of Sequoia Fund.[2] His father, Louis Lowenstein, was an attorney and Columbia University law professor who wrote books and articles critical of the American financial industry.[3]

Journalism

Lowenstein has published five books and co-authored one. In addition, he has written for many publications, including Smart Money and The New York Times. Lowenstein is a regular book reviewer for The New York Times and has written a number of major articles and cover stories for The New York Times Magazine.[4]

Books

  • Lowenstein, Roger (April 6, 2010), The End of Wall Street, Penguin Press HC, ISBN 978-1-59420-239-1 
  • Lowenstein, Roger (May 1, 2008), While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis, Penguin Press HC, ISBN 978-1-59420-167-7 
  • Sobel, Robert; Roger Lowenstein, Louis Rukeyser (2004), Crashes, Booms, Panics and Government Regulation, Ashland: Knowledge Products, ISBN 0-7861-6489-1 
  • Lowenstein, Roger (2004), Origins of the Crash: The Great Bubble and Its Undoing, New York: Penguin Press, ISBN 1-59420-003-3 
  • Lowenstein, Roger (2000), When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management, New York: Random House, ISBN 0-375-50317-X 
  • Lowenstein, Roger (1995), Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist, New York: Random House, ISBN 0-679-41584-X 

As of late-2013, Lowenstein was working on a book about the origins of the Federal Reserve.[5]

Articles

References

  1. "Judith Slovin, Roger Lowenstein". Fashion & Style (The New York Times). 2005-01-16. Retrieved 11/04/2011. 
  2. Directors of the Sequoia Fund, Inc
  3. 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. 
  4. Roger Lowenstein - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)
  5. New York Review of Books, 21 October, 2013, p. 3.

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