Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis is an award-winning author and financial journalist, known for his nonfiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance. He is a Columnist for Bloomberg View and has been Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is also the Creator and Host of Apple’s No.1 rated podcast Against the Rules, a searing look at what’s happened to fairness in American life through the lens of people who depend on public trust. Lewis’ book “The Big Short” was turned into an Oscar-winning film, alongside his Oscar-nominated books-turned films The Blind Side and Moneyball. He has written for the Spectator, the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Bloomberg View, Slate and Vanity Fair, among others.
Michael Lewis Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Opinion Columnist
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Contributing Writer
Academic History
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M.A., Economics
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B.A., Art History
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Lewis's articles have also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Gourmet, Slate, Sports Illustrated, Foreign Affairs and Poetry Magazine.
He has served as Editor and Columnist for the British weekly The Spectator and as Senior Editor and Campaign Correspondent for The New Republic.
He has also been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Fortune, Financial Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Real Vision.
He has filmed and narrated short pieces for ABC-TV’s “Nightline;” and created and presented a four part documentary on the social consequences of the internet for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
BOOKS
Lewis’ first book, Liar’s Poker, was based in part on his own experience working as a bond salesman for Salomon Brothers.
His other bestsellers include the 2014 Flash Boys, an incisive investigation into the underworld of global finance; and The Undoing Project on the creation of the field of behavioural economics.
The Fifth Risk explores Trump era America and what happens when democracy unravels, and The Premonition is a fascinating account of how a group of maverick scientists foretold the coronavirus pandemic.
Two of his most popular releases, The Big Short and Boomerang, are narratives set in the global financial crisis. The Big Short was made into an Oscar-winning film directed by Adam McKay.
His newest No.1 New York Times bestselling book, Going Infinite, tells the story of FTX’s collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center, Sam Bankman-Fried.
RECOGNITIONS
2011 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize