Building out a growing stable of financial news websites, including Scottish Financial Review, Northern Financial Review and Euro Financial Review. scottishfinancialreview.comnorthernfinancialreview.comeurofinancialreview.com

Professor teaching journalism, media arts, reporting, editing, research, publishing, design, communication, media literacy, visual literacy, cultural literacy and financial literacy at NYC media schools including City University of New York, NYU, St Francis College, St John's University and Pace University since 2009.Developed journalism tracks and Adobe Creative Suite portfolio classes; developed digital and print media courses and re-introduced campus newspapers and websites. Consultant to NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies to improve its Certificate in Journalism for the Digital Age.Changed colleges' journalism and media courses to focus much more on students' practical portfolio of work to enhance employment prospects.Created and edited brooklyntoday.info local news site to showcase the work of students.Many of my students have progressed to work in news, media, marketing, PR and advertising roles at organizations including Bloomberg, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Univision, HBO, MSNBC, NY Post, NY Daily News, Business Insider, Quartz, TheStreet.Com, Loudwire.com, CBS, The Brooklyn Paper, New York Road Runners, Columbia University, Brooklyn Nets, Madison Square Garden Company, NCAA, Major League Soccer and the New York Rangers.Courses taught include: News Writing, Business and Financial Writing, Feature Writing, Sports Writing, Print & Digital Design and Publishing, Adobe Suite, Mass Communication, Advertising, Public Relations, Joomla Website Production, Social Media, Press and Government, Writing In The Disciplines, Research Methods, Fundamentals of Speech, Honors Thesis, Honors Advisement.

Business, markets and economics news writer & columnist for Forbes.com and UK-based newspapers. Links to recent work in 'Publications' section below.

U.S. business correspondent for London Evening Standard, The Independent and The Guardian US.

Reporter, editor, news executive and recruiter at news organizations in the UK, Asia-Pacific and New York, launching new businesses and covering general news and features, business, finance, institutional investment, mergers and acquisitions, culture, politics, sport.Those organizations included Reuters, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, New Zealand Herald, Scotsman Publications, Edinburgh Post, Sunday Times Scotland and Glasgow's Sunday Herald.Staff positions held -- retrospectively -- included: Reuters, New York, 2003-2009 -- Corporate Finance Front Page Editor & ReporterSunday Times, London, 2001-2003 -- Business Editor & Reporter, ScotlandBloomberg News, London 1999-2001-- Bureau Chief & Reporter, EdinburghThe Scotsman, Edinburgh, 1995-1999 -- Business Editor & Night News EditorSouth China Morning Post, Eastern Express, Hong Kong, 1992-1995 -- News EditorEdinburgh Post, 1987-1992 -- The EditorEdinburgh Evening News & Newcastle Journals, 1980-1985 -- NCTJ apprentice, then staff reporterAs an editor, manager and consultant, launched six news media businesses in Hong Kong, Edinburgh and New York, designing the products, recruiting the teams and creating the culture. Won "Best Business Section" Award in 1999 RBS Press Awards with The Scotsman, Edinburgh.Published in many of the world's leading newspapers and magazines in print and online, including The Guardian, The New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune and Forbes.