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Carol Junge Loomis
Born (1929-06-25) June 25, 1929 (age 95)
Nationality United States
EducationDrury College, University of Missouri
Occupation(s)Journalist and retired senior editor-at-large at Fortune
Years active1954-2014

Carol Junge Loomis (born June 25, 1929) is an American financial journalist, who retired in 2014 as senior editor-at-large at Fortune magazine.[1][2]

Education

Carol Junge Loomis attended Drury College, and graduated from the University of Missouri, with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1951.[3]

Career

Loomis had the longest tenure of any employee in Fortune magazine's history, having joined the staff in 1954 as a research associate and retired on July 1, 2014.[4] In 1966, she coined the term "hedge fund".[5] In 1976, she was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Federal Consolidated Financial Statements.[citation needed] In 1980, Loomis was one of six panelists at the presidential debates of Ronald Reagan and John B. Anderson.[3] She retired from Time/Fortune magazine in July 2014 after a tenure of over 60 years with the company.[6]

Personal life

Loomis is a "longtime friend of Warren Buffett's, the pro bono editor of his annual letter to shareholders, and a shareholder in Berkshire Hathaway."[2]

Awards

Works

References

  1. ^ "Fortune's Carol Loomis sets the standard - Jon Friedman's Media Web". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  2. ^ a b "Buffett and Brazilian investor to buy Heinz - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blogTerm Sheet". Fortune. cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "MU to Award Degrees at May 2007 Commencement Ceremonies | MU News Bureau". University of Missouri. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  4. ^ "Retirement". New York Post. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  5. ^ "The Original Hedge Fund". A.W. Jones. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  6. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/04/business/media/carol-loomis-editor-for-warren-buffett-leaves-job-after-60-years.html?_r=0
  7. ^ "Historical Archive | UCLA Anderson School of Management". Anderson.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  8. ^ "Carol Loomis to receive Society of American Business Editors and Writers award". UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. March 30, 2006. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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