Duff McDonald explained

Duff McDonald
Birth Place:Toronto
Occupation:Business journalist and writer
Nationality:Canadian American
Genre:Non-fiction
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Notableworks:The Firm
Last Man Standing
The Golden Passport
Spouse:Caroline McDonald (divorced)
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Years Active:1995–present

Duff McDonald is a Canadian American business journalist and writer based in New York.

Early life and education

McDonald was born in Toronto.[1] He attended University of Pennsylvania from 1988 to 1992 and majored in Finance.

Career

His first job after university was at Goldman Sachs.[1] By 2009, he published Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase which was a biography on Jamie Dimon.[2] Later, he authored “The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business” which took a critical eye to the role and reputation of McKinsey & Co.[3]

In 2017, he published The Golden Passport which heavily criticized the Harvard Business School.[4]

Awards

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capitalisn't: The moral case against the MBA . chicagobooth.edu . November 12, 2019 . February 15, 2018.
  2. News: Barrett . Paul . Book Review 'Last Man Standing . November 12, 2019 . The New York Times . October 29, 2009.
  3. Web site: Behind the singular mystique of McKinsey & Co. . cnbc.com . November 12, 2019 . September 25, 2013.
  4. News: Andrew Ross Sorkin . Book Pins Corporate Greed on a Lust Bred at Harvard . November 12, 2019 . The New York Times . April 10, 2017.
  5. Web site: Duff McDonald biography . freshfiction.com . 2 October 2014.

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