Andrew Ross Sorkin

Andrew Ross Sorkin was born on February 19, 1977, in New York City and graduated from Cornell University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications. He began his career at The New York Times as a student intern, quickly advancing to become a leading financial columnist and the paper's chief mergers and acquisitions reporter. In 2001, while still early in his tenure, he founded DealBook, an influential online financial news service and newsletter that he continues to edit as editor-at-large, shaping coverage of Wall Street and corporate America. Sorkin's rise in journalism paralleled major financial events, establishing him as a key voice on economic crises. He authored the 2009 bestseller 'Too Big to Fail,' a detailed account of the 2008 financial meltdown adapted into an HBO film nominated for 11 Emmys. His work expanded into television as co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box, where he interviews top executives, and into producing documentaries for CNBC. He also co-created the Showtime drama 'Billions,' drawing from his finance insights to depict power struggles in investing. In recent years, Sorkin has continued prolific output, including the 2025 book '1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History,' based on nearly a decade of research into the 1929 stock market crash and Great Depression. The book explores historical parallels to modern markets and was praised by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best narrative histories. He remains active as a New York Times columnist, frequent CNBC guest host, and speaker, such as at the 2026 Brendan Gill Lecture, emphasizing transparency and storytelling in financial reporting.