Myra Thomas Email & Phone Number

Fanwood, Nj, Us

Fanwood, New Jersey

Worked with leading consulting firms, global banks, major insurers, well-known fintech firms, top universities, governmental agencies, custom publishers, and media organizations to develop compelling content with a strong narrative. Succeeded at building strong storytelling skills, providing companies with superior content that aligned with their vision and goals. Handled thought leadership by determining, researching, and writing content for case studies, white papers, webinars, talking points, presentations, and blog content for consulting organizations, fintechs, financial institutions, private equity firms, insurers, and other corporations. Developed content for many leading companies and business schools, including BNP Paribas, EY, Marsh, New York Life, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business (Knowledge@Wharton), Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and others. Worked as a journalist, regularly covering financial services and technology. Led and directed the rollout of branded publications. Supervised layout and content of websites, spearheading launches and revamps. Wrote, ghostwrote, and edited material for finance books. Co-authored and edited financial research and journal articles for leading graduate school business professors.

New York, New York, United States

Acted as a strategy consultant, assisting Wells Fargo senior leadership and lines of business heads to develop a technology improvement roadmap for onboarding commercial banking clients. Assessed and captured critical information on current technology onboarding initiatives to understand overlaps and redundancies in efforts. Spearheaded creation of thought leadership focused on payments, including internal and external white papers, as well as articles for American Banker. Created relevant and timely talking points for senior executives to present at major financial services conferences and for prominent industry podcasts. Utilized my research skills and data analytics background to ensure talking points emphasized the most relevant and compelling industry information. Assisted in developing a consistent thought leadership narrative for the enterprise payments division at Wells Fargo. Assessed prior year’s thought leadership and created a roadmap for 2023. Acted as a subject matter expert, keeping abreast and ahead of trends in the payments industry. Conducted research into major banking competitors, neobanks, and fintechs for Wells Fargo senior leadership. Succeeded at managing multiple tasks, improving content, and meeting all deadlines.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Created and edited best-in-class content for clients, leading efforts from concept to execution. Worked to develop strategic relationships with clients and agency partners. Proactively provided client with strategic insight. Worked closely with Editorial Directors to support the business development function. Supported Editorial Directors to keep client/account projects on track through the editorial process, from ideation to publication and beyond. Responsible for ensuring all content speaks to the overarching client brand.

Managing Editor, FSO Magazine, Home Office, Fanwood, NJEdited and directed content for the business publication, including creating the table of contents, penning the cover story, assigning reporters to stories, dealing with sales staff, and aligning content to the other products and services provided by the publisher. Coordinated the use of experts from the financial services field (banking, insurance and capital markets) to write for the quarterly magazine. Directed sources and content to the web and e-blast newsletter editor. Dealt with advertisers and business sponsors at the publisher’s industry events. Acted as a moderator and panelist at numerous business industry events, including the magazine's Annual Summit. (March 2007-September 2008)

Developed and directed editorial content for the newspaper BUSINESS NEWS New Jersey (now known as NJBiz). Wrote cover stories for the Southern New Jersey edition. Researched, wrote and edited the book entitled “New Jersey’s Public Companies.” Supervised layout and content of the paper. Oversaw activities of junior reporters and production staff. Developed and wrote a regular column called “Alternative Investing,” featuring the collectibles and antiques market.

Handled all of the editorial oversight and writing for the web site BUSINESS NEWS Online (now called NJBiz.com), a compendium to the weekly newspaper BUSINESS NEWS New Jersey. Developed and wrote a regular feature for the newspaper called “Stock to Watch.” Oversaw data collection for the book titled “The NJ Book of Lists.” Used knowledge of HTML to post news items to the website daily. Laid out pages of the newspaper in Quark and PageMaker.

Negotiated reinsurance treaties for the Non-Profit Professional Liability Insurance Program, working with domestic and Lloyd’s of London insurers. Managed Non-Profit Professional Indemnity Insurance Program. Analyzed financial statements, IPO documents, and bankruptcy filing paperwork, to determine risk involved with hard-to-place business for the Corporate Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance program.

Managed and underwrote the Non-Profit Professional Indemnity Insurance Program on behalf of insurers, including Calvert and Lloyd’s of London. Participated in treaty proposals for reinsurance interests.

Ba, Political Science

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Mfa, Creative Writing (Concentration In Creative Nonfiction)

Activities and Societies: Served as one of the first readers, selecting manuscripts for inclusion in The Literary Review’s print creative.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing