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Andrew Ross Sorkin

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Journalist and author serving as the guest moderator for the podcast episode.


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Summary

Andrew Ross Sorkin is a prominent American journalist, author, and television producer, born on February 19, 1977. He is widely recognized as a financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box. Sorkin founded and serves as editor-at-large of DealBook, a financial news service by The New York Times. His influential works include the bestselling book "Too Big to Fail," which was adapted into an HBO Films movie, and he is a co-creator of the Showtime series "Billions." Demonstrating his expertise in global finance and technology, Sorkin recently moderated a discussion delving into complex topics such as US-China trade strategies, global supply chain realignments, and the competitive landscape for major tech companies like Google and Tesla, alongside China's advancements in energy technology.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Award

    Gerald Loeb Award

  • Alma Mater

    Cornell University

  • Occupation

    Screenwriter

  • High School

    Scarsdale High School

  • Nationality

    American

  • Notable Book

    Too Big to Fail

  • Date of Birth

    1977-02-19

  • Place of Birth

    New York City, USA

  • Notable TV Series

    Billions

Timeline
  • Born in New York City. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)

    1977-02-19

  • Began writing for The New York Times while still in high school. (Source: Web Search)

    1995

  • Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in communication from Cornell University. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, Web Search)

    1999

  • Founded DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York Times. (Source: Web Search)

    2001

  • Published the bestselling book 'Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System and Themselves'. (Source: Web Search)

    2009

  • His book 'Too Big to Fail' won the Gerald Loeb Award for Best Business Book. (Source: Web Search)

    2010

  • Co-created the Showtime drama series 'Billions', which premiered. (Source: Web Search)

    2016-01

  • Moderated an episode discussing market dynamics, geopolitics (US-China trade, supply chains, Russia-Ukraine), and technological competition (Google, Tesla, China's energy advancements). (Source: related_documents)

    Undated

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Andrew Ross Sorkin (born February 19, 1977) is an American journalist and author. He is a financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box. He is also the founder and editor of DealBook, a financial news service published by The New York Times. He wrote the bestselling book Too Big to Fail and co-produced a movie adaptation of the book for HBO Films. He is also a co-creator of the Showtime series Billions.

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  • Andrew Ross Sorkin - Wikipedia

    Andrew Ross Sorkin (born February 19, 1977) is an American journalist and author. He is a financial columnist for _The New York Times_ and a co-anchor of CNBC's _Squawk Box._ He is also the founder and editor of DealBook, a financial news service published by _The New York Times_. He wrote the bestselling book _Too Big to Fail "Too Big to Fail (book)")_ and co-produced a movie adaptation "Too Big to Fail (film)") of the book for HBO Films. He is also a co-creator of the Showtime "Showtime (TV [...] Along with Brian Koppelman and David Levien, Sorkin is a co-creator of the Showtime "Showtime (TV network)") series _Billions "Billions (TV series)")_, an American television drama series starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.( The series is loosely based on crusading federal prosecutor of financial crimes, Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.( The show premiered in January 2016. [...] Sorkin was born in New York City, the son of Joan Ross Sorkin, a playwright, and Laurence T. Sorkin, a partner at the law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel.( Sorkin graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1995 and earned a Bachelor of Science in communication from Cornell University in 1999 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity, Mu Chapter.( He is not related to writer Aaron Sorkin, who also grew up in Scarsdale.( He is of Jewish descent.( Career ------ [edit] ### Journalist [edit]

  • Andrew Ross Sorkin - College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell

    Andrew Ross Sorkin is a financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box. Sorkin is also the founder and editor at large of DealBook, a news site published by the Times. He is the author of the best-selling book Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System and Themselves, which chronicled the events of the 2008 financial crisis. Sorkin co-produced an HBO adaptation of the book, which was nominated for 11 [...] Emmy Awards. He is also co-creator of Showtime’s drama series Billions. He has won numerous journalistic honors, including two Gerald Loeb Awards, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He started writing for the Times in 1995, while still in high school. [...] # Andrew Ross Sorkin ### Financial Columnist, The New York Times and Anchor, CNBC ### Overview

  • About Andrew Ross Sorkin

    # About Andrew Andrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of Squawk Box, CNBC’s signature morning program. He is also the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The Times that he started in 2001. [...] As a leading voice about Wall Street and corporate America, Sorkin is a frequent guest on national television and radio programs, as well as a lecturer at universities across the country. He has appeared on NBC’s “Today Show,” PBS’s “NewsHour,” HBO' "Real Time with Bill Maher," NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” and many others. [...] Sorkin is the author of “Too Big to Fail: How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System — and Themselves” (Viking, 2009), which chronicled the events of the 2008 financial crisis. The book won the 2010 Gerald Loeb Award for Best Business Book, and was shortlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize and the 2010 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. The book spent more than six months on The New York Times Best Seller list in hardcover and paperback. The book was

  • Andrew Ross Sorkin Profile & Bio - CNBC

    CNBC logo Join IC Join Pro logo Join IC Join ProAndrew Ross Sorkin # Andrew Ross Sorkin Andrew Ross Sorkin is co-anchor of "Squawk Box" (M-F, 6AM-9AM ET), CNBC's signature morning program. Sorkin is also a financial columnist for The New York Times and the editor-at-large of DealBook, a news site he founded that is published by The Times. ## Latest CNBC logo #### News Tips Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. #### CNBC Newsletters

  • Andrew Ross Sorkin - The New York Times

    Portrait of Andrew Ross Sorkin # Andrew Ross Sorkin ## I’m a columnist and the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, which publishes the flagship business and policy newsletter of The New York Times and hosts an annual conference that draws some of the most important people in business and government. ### What I Cover [...] I reported extensively on the financial crisis of 2008, its aftermath on Wall Street and the government bailout of major investment banks, including the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, and the AIG bailout. I wrote the book “Too Big to Fail” about the crisis and co-produced a scripted drama about it for HBO, which received 11 Emmy nominations. The Financial Times described my book as “an extraordinary achievement that will be hard to surpass as the definitive account.” [...] ### Contact Me The best way to reach me is via email. I try to read every message though I’m not always able to reply. Email: Arsorkin@nytimes.com X: @andrewrsorkin Facebook: Andrew Ross Sorkin Instagram: @sorkinsays Threads: @sorkinsays LinkedIn: Andrew Ross Sorkin Anonymous tips: nytimes.com/tips Site: Andrew Ross Sorkin ### Featured ## Citigroup Acted. Now, Two New Ideas on How Banks Can Limit Gun Sales. ## President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy

Andrew Ross Sorkin (born February 19, 1977) is an American journalist and author. He is a financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box. He is also the founder and editor of DealBook, a financial news service published by The New York Times. He wrote the bestselling book Too Big to Fail and co-produced a movie adaptation of the book for HBO Films. He is also a co-creator of the Showtime series Billions.

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