OLD Media Moves

Banjo becomes Asian tech reporter for Bloomberg

November 30, 2017

Posted by Chris Roush

Shelly Banjo
Shelly Banjo

Shelly Banjo, who has been writing about Asian conglomerates for Bloomberg Gadfly, is becoming a tech reporter for Bloomberg News in Asia.

Banjo and her husband, The Wall Street Journal’s Steven Russolillo, moved to Hong Kong in June.

She joined Bloomberg in October 2015 from Quartz, where she covered the future of finance.

Before moving to Asia, Banjo had been writing about retail and consumer news for Gadfly.

Before Quartz, Banjo worked at The Journal, where she has served as a corporate reporter covering the retail sector. She was earlier part of the team that launched the Journal’s metro section and has covered philanthropy, charities, wealth management, and personal finance for the Journal.

Banjo has an MBA from New York University and a degree in journalism and international studies from Northwestern University.

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