Alan Murray

Alan Murray is assistant managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and author of the paper's authoritative "Business" column, which runs every Wednesday. He is former host of CNBC-TV's Capital Report, and remains a regular contributor to the television network. A winner of numerous journalism awards, Murray has written two previous bestsellers: Showdown at Gucci Gulch: Lawmakers, Lobbyists, and the Unlikely Triumph of Tax Reform, coauthored with Jeffrey Birnbaum, and The Wealth of Choices: How the New Economy Puts Power in Your Hands and Money in Your Pocket. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and two children.