Roger Lowenstein

Roger Lowenstein, author of the bestselling Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist, reported for The Wall Street Journal for more than a decade, and wrote the Journal's stock market column "Heard on the Street" from 1989 to 1991 and the "Intrinsic Value" column from 1995 to 1997. He is also well-known for When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management, which is the gripping story of the Fed's unprecedented move, the incredible heights reached by LTCM, and the firm's eventual dramatic demise. He now writes a column in Smart Money magazine, and has written for The New York Times and The New Republic, among other publications.