Greg Steinmetz is an American journalist, author and securities analyst.
Greg Steinmetz | |
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| Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Education | Colgate University (BA) Medill School of Journalism |
Steinmetz was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] He graduated from Colgate University in 1983[2] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and German, and earned a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.[1]
Steinmetz spent 15 years working as a journalist for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the Houston Chronicle, Newsday, and The Wall Street Journal.[1][3] He served as the Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal in Berlin and London.[1] He is now a securities analyst for a New York money management firm.[3]
He is also known for a well-received biography of Jacob Fugger in which he argues that Fugger was the most influential businessman in history, and possibly the richest man who ever lived.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Books
edit- The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger. 2015. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1451688559. Review at New York Review of Books, 2016
- American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest. 2022. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1982107406.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Muller, Jerry Z. (2 August 2015). "'The Richest Man Who Ever Lived,' by Greg Steinmetz". New York Times Book Review. Vol. 164, no. 56946. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Reunion 2023" (PDF). Colgate University. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Goldenballs: Not for nothing was Jacob Fugger known as 'Jacob the Rich'". The Economist. Vol. 416, no. 8949. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Germany's Most Ruthless Banker". The Wall Street Journal. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Lozada, Carlos (6 August 2015). "He Remade Capitalism, Religion and History. You've Probably Never Heard of Him". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ Howell, Martha (7 April 2016). "The Amazing Career of a Pioneer Capitalist". The New York Review of Books. Vol. 63, no. 6. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Sorkin, Amy Davidson (11 September 2015). "How to Finance an Emperor's Election". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Knee, Jonathan A. (30 July 2015). "Jacob Fugger and the Renaissance Superrich". The New York Times. Vol. 164, no. 56943.