Thrasher named editor of Institutional Investor’s RIAIntel

Michael Thrasher has been named editor in chief of Institutional Investor’s RIAIntel. He replaces Greg Bartalos, who moved to Barron’s. “I’m incredibly proud of the website and the journalism we’ve done. But I’m even more excited about the future,” he wrote on Twitter. Thrasher Joined the publication two years ago as a reporter. He previously was a […]

Institutional Investor hires Hamlin as a staff writer

Institutional Investor has hired Jessica Hamlin as a staff writer. She started on Monday. Hamlin was previously an editorial assistant at Banyan Hill Publishing, where she ghost-wrote articles for financial analysts, edited and wrote descriptions for YouTube videos and podcasts and crafted promotional newsletters and emails. She is a 2020 graduate of the University of Georgia, where […]

Institutional Investor hires CNBC’s Feuer

CNBC.com reporter Will Feuer has been hired by Institutional Investor as a reporter. His first day will be April 5. He will cover financial news. Feuer is a writer on CNBC.com’s health and science team covering regulatory matters within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the intersection of public health and business. He joined CNBC […]

Longtime CEO of Institutional Investor is stepping down

Diane Alfano, the CEO of Institutional Investor — which controls the Institutional Investor media brand along with global events and research businesses — is stepping down effective June 30. Editor in chief Kip McDaniel writes, “Alfano has worked for Institutional Investor since 1984. She was named chairman and CEO of the company’s non-publishing businesses in 2010, adding the publishing […]

Institutional Investor seeks staff writer

Institutional Investor is looking for a motivated and talented Staff Writer to join our team in New York and support the continued growth of the business. On a daily basis, you will report and write on the characters, firms, controversies, trends, issues, research, and general happenings within the world of institutional asset management and finance for […]

Insider hires Cantrell as finance features editor

Amanda Cantrell is joining Insider as our new finance features editor, where she will lead a team writing stories about the most powerful firms and people on Wall Street. Cantrell is an award-winning financial journalist who has focused on hedge funds and institutional asset management for much of her career. She joined Institutional Investor in […]

Institutional Investor CEO: We need to do better

Diane Alfano, the chairman and CEO of Institutional Investor, posted the following on LinkedIn: Words cannot begin to express the outrage, shame and despair so many of us are feeling now. The senseless deaths of Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin (to name just a few) and finally George Floyd have become too […]