David Leonhardt was born on January 1,1973 and is an American journalist and columnist.
17 Facts About David Leonhardt
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David Leonhardt previously wrote the paper's daily e-mail newsletter, which bore his own name.
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David Leonhardt joined the Times in 1999 and wrote the "Economics Scene" column, and for the Times Sunday Magazine.
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David Leonhardt is the author of a short e-book published by the Times in February 2013: Here's the Deal: How Washington Can Solve the Deficit and Spur Growth.
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David Leonhardt was born in Manhattan, the son of Joan and Robert David Leonhardt.
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David Leonhardt's father was Jewish and his mother was Protestant.
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David Leonhardt's father was the head of the French-American School of New York.
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David Leonhardt graduated from Horace Mann School in Riverdale, New York, in 1990, and then continued his studies at Yale University, graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in applied mathematics.
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At Yale, David Leonhardt served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News.
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David Leonhardt has been writing about economics for the Times since 2000.
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David Leonhardt was one of the writers who produced the paper's 2005 series on social class in the United States.
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On July 22,2011, David Leonhardt was appointed as chief of the Washington bureau of the Times.
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David Leonhardt began that editorial role on September 6,2011.
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However, after he began his editing assignment, David Leonhardt continued to publish analyses of economic news.
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In early 2016, it was announced that David Leonhardt would be the head of an internal strategy group at the Times.
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David Leonhardt was interviewed on The Colbert Report on January 6,2009, about the gold standard.
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David Leonhardt was interviewed again on The Colbert Report on February 14,2013, to speak about his new e-book.