Hi there! This is the official website of journalist and author Spencer Jakab. I write the Wall Street Journal’s morning markets newsletter. Before that I spent many years as global editor of “Heard on the Street,” the Journal’s financial and economic analysis column. Previous roles include writing the WSJ’s daily “Ahead of the Tape” column and “Lex” for Britain’s Financial Times.
My first career was in finance. I lived in Europe for a decade, mostly working as an emerging markets stock analyst and later the head of a research team at a big bank. I learned a lot, traveled to some very cool places, but got bored with corporate life and decided to write about money instead of making so darn much of it.
Most of what I know about the world of finance was picked up on the job or through reading but, for what it’s worth, I earned a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University, a certificate from Columbia’s Harriman Institute, and a B.A. in political science from Brandeis University.
I can be reached at spencerjakabauthor (at) gmail.com and followed:
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