Justin Fox (born January 28, 1964) is an American financial journalist, commentator, and writer. He is a

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Opinion columnist, writing about business and economics. Formerly, he was editorial director of the ''

Harvard Business Review ''Harvard Business Review'' (''HBR'') is a general management magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, a not-for-profit, independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. ''HBR'' is published six times a year ...

'' Group for five years, and business and economics columnist for ''

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''. Fox's book, ''The Myth of the Rational Market'' (2009), traces the rise of the

efficient-market hypothesis The efficient-market hypothesis (EMH) is a hypothesis in financial economics that states that asset prices reflect all available information. A direct implication is that it is impossible to "beat the market" consistently on a risk-adjusted basis ...

, and was a ''

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'' Notable Book of 2009, and was named the best business book of the year by Amazon.com.

Early life and education

Fox was born in

Morristown, New Jersey Morristown () is a Town (New Jersey), town in and the county seat of Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

, a son of Joseph M. Fox and Elizabeth L. Fox. He grew up in

Lafayette, California Lafayette (formerly La Fayette) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 25,391. It was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military officer of the American Revolutionary ...

, attending Acalanes High School. Fox graduated from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

(BA, international affairs, '87), and was a Rotary International Fellow at the

University of Leiden Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; ) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange as a Protestant institution, it holds the distinction of being the oldest university in the Neth ...

. He has been a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at

Harvard Kennedy School The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), is the school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School offers master's de ...

Career

He became a

Opinion columnist, writing about business and economics. Formerly, he was editorial director of the ''

'' Group for five years, and business and economics columnist for ''

''.
He has been published by ''

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'', ''

The Birmingham News ''The Birmingham News'' was the principal newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, United States in the latter half of the 20th century and the first quarter of the 21st. The paper was owned by Advance Publications and was a daily newspaper from its ...

'', and ''

American Banker ''American Banker'' is a New York-based trade publication covering the financial services industry. Originally a daily newspaper, the print edition ceased publication in 2016, but continues to be published as a print magazine nine times a year. ...

''. He was awarded the 2001 Business Journalist of the Year Award for writing about technology. Fox's book, ''The Myth of the Rational Market'' (2009), traces the rise of the

. It was a ''

'' Notable Book of 2009, and was named the best business book of the year by Amazon.com. He has worked as a commentator on

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's ''

Nightly Business Report ''Nightly Business Report'' was an American business news magazine television program that aired on public television stations from January 22, 1979 to December 27, 2019, for most of that time syndicated by American Public Television. Internat ...

''.
He is a Young Global Leader of the

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Bibliography

Books

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References

External links

Blogs.hbr.org

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