TERRI THOMPSON
10 West 66th Street 3D
New York, NY 10023
tat5@columbia.edu
212-877-8429

 

 EXPERIENCE

            COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM (6/93 – Present)  Director, Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism, responsible for the administration and funding of this mid-career education program for professional business journalists; Director, The Reuters Forum, a series of lectures and debates on global economics funded by Reuters Foundation.

 

            LEAR’S (5/93 – 6/94)  As Contributing Editor, wrote monthly “Economies” column on business and personal finance topics.

 

            U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (3/88 – 5/93)  As Associate Editor in New York news bureau, report and wrote a broad spectrum of articles on business, finance and economy.

 

            INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR (10/87 – 1/88)  Senior Editor in Special Publications Group responsible for editorial theme and approach of annual supplements. Solicited and edited articles from industry experts.

 

            BUSINESS WEEK (6/81 – 10/87)  Hired as Staff Editor for the corporate finance section to report and write on subjects such as debt and equity financing, leasing, insurance and venture capital. Promoted to Real Estate Dept. Editor in 2/84 and to Energy Dept. Editor in 1/86.

 

            CAHNERS PUBLISHING CO. (8/74 – 5/81)  Hired as Administrative Assistant to vice president of this major trade magazine publisher based in Boston. Promoted 8/76 to News Editor, PURCHASING MAGAZINE; researched and wrote business and economic news.

 

            CORALVILLE (IOWA) COURIER (6/72 – 6/74) Graphic artist, advertising salesperson, typesetter and darkroom assistant for this weekly newspaper.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

            Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York City. Master of Science in Journalism, 1998. Walter F. Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business Journalism, class of 1981.

 

            New York University. Graduated with honors in business, 1983.

 

JOURNALISM AWARDS

 

            National Association of Realtors, First Prize, 1990 Real Estate Journalism Achievement Competition.

 

            New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants’ 1989 Excellence in Financial Reporting.

 

            National Association of Home Builders’ 1983 Golden Hammer Award.

 

            Best Magazine Series, Women in Communications Inc. 1981 Northeast Regional Student Awards.

 

 

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

            Editor, Writing About Business: The New Columbia Knight-Bagehot Guide to Economics and Business Journalism (Columbia University Press, 2000).

 

            Author, Biz Kids’ Guide to Success: Money-Making Ideas for Young Entrepreneurs (Barron’s Educational Series, 1992).

 

            Hosted Dollar for Dollar, a public-service television program produced by New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1991.

 

            Several articles published in Working Woman, Reader’s Digest, Adweek, Corporate Finance, Treasury & Risk Management, and Funk & Wagnall’s Encyclopedia.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

            New York Financial Writers’ Association, member since 1983. Served as President, 1995-1996.

 

            Society of American Business Editors and Writers, member since 1994.

 

            American Society of Business Press Editors, national director, 1982-1985.

 

            New England Women’s Press Association, member and officer, 1976-1980.