Cheyenne Ligon will join Pensions & Investments as the business of money management reporter, with a focus on BlackRock, the world’s largest asset investment manager.
Ligon will be based in New York City and report to Erin Arvedlund, P&I’s enterprise editor. Ligon was formerly on the news team at CoinDesk, where she focused on crypto regulation and crime, including the downfall of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried. She has also penned investigative features and analytical deep-dives.
“We have been fans of Cheyenne’s work for some time, and look forward to her beat coverage in asset management at P&I,” said Arvedlund.
Ligon has a Master of Arts in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, where she specialized in business reporting and won the S&P Global Award for Economic and Business reporting through the Overseas Press Club Foundation.
She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tulane University in Louisiana. She is originally from Houston.
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