Nomi Prins

Nomi Prins is a journalist and Senior Fellow at Demos. She is widely sought-after for her unique perspective on politics, finance and the economy, by universities, filmmakers, producers and Congress people. She is the author of three non-fiction books: It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street; Other People’s Money: The Corporate Mugging of America; and Jacked. Her most recent book is the historical novel, Black Tuesday.

Nomi’s insights comes from having worked as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, a Senior Managing Director and head of the international analytics group at Bear Stearns in  London, a Senior Strategist at Lehman Brothers, and an analyst at the Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPM Chase) which she joined at age 19. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics from SUNY Purchase, and a Masters of Science degree in Statistics and Operations Research from New York University, where she also completed all coursework for a PhD in Statistics.

She has amassed a loyal fan base, with which she corresponds regularly on an individual level, by virtue of her bold views holding all power players accountable for their actions. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Fortune, Newsday, The Daily News, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, The Nation, The American Prospect, AlterNet and other places. She has appeared on TV for CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, CSPAN, Fox, PBS, BBC, RTTV, and other channels and been featured on radio shows including for CNN, Marketplace, NPR and the BBC.  She has been featured in many documentaries alongside other prominent thought-leaders, and Nobel Prize winners, including most recently, The Big Fix, which opened to standing ovations at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Her website and blog is at www.nomiprins.com.