New York magazine names biz columnist

New York magazine editor-in-chief Adam Moss announced Monday that contributing editor Jessica Pressler is writing a monthly column on business beginning this week called “The Money.”

The column will focus on business figures, with former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack discussing the state of Wall Street, his legacy, and the many endeavors keeping him busy since leaving Morgan Stanley in Pressler’s debut, which is online here. New York will also be naming a writer soon to contribute regular business commentary on nymag.com.

“‘Jessica is a phenomenal talent,’ says Moss in a statement. ‘In print and online, she has managed to find a new way to write about business — with wit and intelligence and sass. She is especially good as a portraitist, and this column will play to that strength by telling its stories through individuals, some known, some not.  She’ll be writing about finance and other realms of business, with business itself pretty broadly defined.’

 Since joining New York magazine and nymag.com in 2007, Pressler has profiled Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, business writer Michael Lewis, female tycoon Lynn Tilton, and Diane Passage, wife of disgraced financier Ken Starr, among many others; until 2010 she blogged at Daily Intel, writing about Wall Street, media, and city news with a distinctive, entertaining voice and creative form.

She will continue to write features and online posts in addition to the monthly column.