Jan Alexander

New York, NY USA
Website: http://janalexander.blogspot.com
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Professional Experience

I'm a writer, editor and ghostwriter who has covered the financial crisis, China and international business, personal finance, entrepreneurship, private banking, wealth, philanthropy, travel, and art collecting. Ive written books and op-eds for experts in addition to my own stories, of which I have many.

Expertise

Book Author
5 Years
Editor
7 Years
Writer
20 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
10 Years
Finance
20 Years
Philanthropy
6 Years

Industries


Book Publishing Consumer
7 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
20 Years
Online/new media
3 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

20 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Forbes Woman (3-5), CBS BNET (1-2), Institutional Investor Special Projects (10+)

Other Work History

Features Editor at Worth Magazine - December 2003- January 2009

Foreign Language Skills

Basic Mandarin, French, Spanish

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, HTML

Equipment

Laptop, digital camera, audio recorder

Associations

Board member, New York Financial Writers Association

Showcase

Financial Writing & Editing

The 2009 Gold Rush
(Forbeswoman.com 7/8/2009)
How to buy gold.
Longevity Planning Now
(Forbeswoman.com 5/13/2009)
Preparing your retirement portfolio for inflationary times ahead.
Talking Points: Robert Burch IV
(Institutional Investor Alpha Magazine 3/19/2009)
Q&A with the grandson of A.W. Jones, founder of the first hedge fund.
The Future is Here
(Worth magazine 2/1/2009)
Feature package that I edited on wealth, the economy and investment opportunities under Obama.
Making Less Do More
(Forbes Woman 12/16/2009)
How to make your charitable giving more effective than ever in tough times
Japan's Just-in-Time Clothes
(CBS BNET 11/19/2009)
Uniqlo, the Japanese fashion-on-a-budget retailer, takes a high tech approach to producing its clothing and a seat-of-the-pants approach to trying new ideas.
Virgin America’s Guide to Not to Screwing up Customer Service
(CBS BNET 2/23/2010)
Airline service that doesn't suck: how Virgin America hires and trains employees, with an emphasis on customers first.
Reputation Management
(Private Wealth magazine 1/1/2010)
Michelle Jordan helps her wealthy clients protect their public image, especially during times of scandal or adversity.

Conversations with Leaders

Where Credit is Due
(Worth magazine 3/1/2007)
Interview with Muhammed Yunus, founder of microfinance and Nobel Peace Prize winner
Ms. Clean
(Worth magazine 1/1/2008)
Profile of Sallie Krawcheck, then head of Citi Global Wealth Management
Beneath the Surface
(Worth magazine 6/1/2006)
Q & A with Jean-Michel, Fabien and Celine Cousteau about growing up in a famous family and their efforts to save the oceans.

The Literary Life

Why We Take Malcolm Gladwell Very Seriously
(The Neworld Review 2/1/2010)
Review of What the Dog Saw and Malcolm Gladwell’s own formula for success: posit Situation A, and then infuse it with an ironic twist on what is presumably the prevailing wisdom.
Happy People Need Love, Too
(The Neworld Review 10/1/2010)
Review of Richard Powers' novel Generosity: An Enhancement, about the happiness gene.