Justin Fox (born January 28, 1964) is an American financial journalist, commentator, and writer. He is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, writing about business and economics. Formerly, he was editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group for five years, and business and economics columnist for Time magazine. Fox's book, The Myth of the Rational Market (2009), traces the rise of the efficient-market hypothesis, and was a New York Times Notable Book of 2009, and was named the best business book of the year by Amazon.com.

Justin Fox
Born (1964-01-28) January 28, 1964 (age 60)
Education
Occupation(s)Financial journalist, commentator, and writer
EmployerBloomberg

Early life and education

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Fox was born in Morristown, New Jersey, a son of Joseph M. Fox and Elizabeth L. Fox.[1] He grew up in Lafayette, California, attending Acalanes High School.[2]

Fox graduated from Princeton University (BA, international affairs, '87), and was a Rotary International Fellow at the University of Leiden.[3][4][5] He has been a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School.[4]

Career

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He became a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, writing about business and economics.[4][6] Formerly, he was editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group for five years, and business and economics columnist for Time magazine.[7][8] He has been published by Fortune magazine, The Birmingham News, and American Banker.[9][8]

He was awarded the 2001 Business Journalist of the Year Award for writing about technology.[10][11]

Fox's book, The Myth of the Rational Market (2009), traces the rise of the efficient-market hypothesis. It was a New York Times Notable Book of 2009, and was named the best business book of the year by Amazon.com.[12][13]

He has worked as a commentator on PBS's Nightly Business Report.[14][15] He is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.[16]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Fox, Justin (2009). The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street. Harper Business. ISBN 978-0-06-059899-0.

Articles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WEDDINGS; Allison Downing And Justin Fox". The New York Times. October 1, 1995 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "Justin Fox". TIME.com.
  3. ^ "Justin Fox".
  4. ^ a b c "Justin Fox". World Economic Forum.
  5. ^ News Media Yellow Book, 2007.
  6. ^ "Justin Fox - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist". Bloomberg.
  7. ^ [1] Archived March 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b "About the Authors". TIME.
  9. ^ Fox, Justin (December 9, 2002). "Is The Market Rational? No, say the experts. But neither are you--so don't go thinking you can outsmart it". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "Time Inc. Scoops Record Honours at Business Journalist of the Year Award". WarnerMedia.
  11. ^ "Winners". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  12. ^ "100 Notable Books of 2009". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  13. ^ "Amazon calls 'Myth of the Rational Market' the best business book of 2009, plus Fama, Bartlett, Samuelson". ByJustinFox.com. November 6, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  14. ^ [2] Archived April 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Justin Fox on 'why retirement risks are best shared'". PBS NewsHour. November 10, 2013.
  16. ^ "World Economic Forum - Justin Fox". World Economic Forum.
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