13 Facts About Gary Weiss

Gary Weiss is an American investigative journalist, columnist and author of books that examine the ethics of Wall Street.

Gary Weiss was a contributing editor for Conde Nast Portfolio.

Gary Weiss received degrees from the City College of New York and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Gary Weiss was a reporter for the Hartford Courant, then wrote for Barron's magazine from 1984, before joining Business Week magazine in 1986.

Between 1986 and 2004 Gary Weiss wrote investigative articles for Business Week, including cover stories on the dangers of the Internet, as well as stock fraud and improprieties by brokerages large and small.

Gary Weiss's articles described widespread improper trading at the American Stock Exchange and broke the story of the bond trading scandal at Salomon Brothers in 1991.

Gary Weiss wrote essays and articles critical of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators, and in 1995 a cover story exploring the early manifestations of online investing.

Gary Weiss authored a cover story in the April 1,1996 edition, titled "Fall of the Wizard," that was critical of Julian Robertson's performance and behavior as manager of hedge fund Tiger Management.

In 2006, Gary Weiss became a founding member of Project Klebnikov, a global media alliance organized by investigative journalist Richard Behar investigating the July 2004 murder of Paul Klebnikov, editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, and continuing the investigative work that he started.

From November 2006 through March 2008 Gary Weiss was a columnist for Forbes.

Gary Weiss has been a contributor to The New York Times op-ed page and to Salon.

From October 2008 until 2010 Gary Weiss was an editor for Conde Nast Portfolio.

Gary Weiss singled out Bear Stearns in his criticism, and his comments on anti-naked-shorting activists provoked threats.