Kerry Hannon (born October 29, 1960) is an American author whose writings focus on careers, entrepreneurship and personal finance.

Biography edit

Hannon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Duke University.

She is a senior columnist and on-air expert at Yahoo Finance and a workplace futurist. Kerry is a former columnist and contributor for The New York Times,[1] MarketWatch, and Forbes. She is a former personal finance, entrepreneurship and work columnist for the PBS website, Next Avenue (nextavenue.org).[2] Hannon is a former AARP Work and Job's expert columnist.[3]

She speaks on the topics of personal finance, retirement, job search, career transitions, and women and financial security.[4][5]

Hannon is a member of the board of visitors at Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[6]

On July 4, 1992, she married Cliff Hackel,[4] a Peabody, Dupont and Emmy Award-winning documentary producer, director, and editor.

Publications edit

  • Trees in a Circle: The Teec Nos Pos Story (2000), a non-fiction saga of an American Indian trading post
  • Ten Minute Guide to Retirement for Women (MacMillan Publishing, 1996)
  • Suddenly Single: Money Skills for Divorcees and Widows (John Wiley & Sons, 1998)
  • Getting Started In Estate Planning (John Wiley & Sons, 2000)
  • What's Next?: Finding Your Passion and Your Dream Job (Chronicle Books, 2010)
  • Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy ... And Pays the Bills (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
  • What's Next?: Finding Your Passion and Your Dream Job in Your Forties, Fifties and Beyond (John Wiley & Sons, 2015)
  • Love Your Job The New Rules for Career Happiness (John Wiley & Sons, 2015)
  • Finding The Job You Want After 50 for Dummies (For Dummies, 2015)
  • Great Jobs for Everyone 50 +: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy And Healthy...and Pays The Bills (Wiley, 2017)
  • Money Confidence: Really Smart Financial Moves for Newly Single Women (Post Hill Press, 2017)
  • Never Too Old to Get Rich: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting a Business Mid-Life (Wiley, 2019)
  • Great Pajama Jobs: Your Complete Guide to Working From Home (Wiley, 2020)
  • In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in The New World of Work (McGraw Hill, 2022)

References edit

  1. ^ "The New York Times - Search". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. ^ "Kerry Hannon Articles". Next Avenue. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. ^ "Search". AARP. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  4. ^ a b "Kerry Hannon". Kerry Hannon. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  5. ^ Hannon, Kerry. "Kerry Hannon". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  6. ^ "Board of Visitors Holds Annual Spring Meeting". www.shadysideacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-05-21.