Ivan Levingston Explained

Birth Name:Ivan Levingston
Birth Date:19 November 1994
Birth Place:New York City
Education:Barrack Hebrew Academy
Harvard University (BA)

Ivan Levingston (born November 19, 1994) is an American journalist and a reporter for Bloomberg News based in London, England covering European technology. He was previously based in Israel where he covered the country's government and technology sector.

Early life

Levingston was born in New York City and grew up in Mount Airy, Philadelphia. He is a graduate of both Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy and Harvard University.[1]

Career

At Harvard, Levingston served as the Associate Managing Editor of The Harvard Crimson. He later worked as an intern at Roll Call and as a breaking news reporter at CNBC.

In 2017, he was hired by Bloomberg News to serve as a reporter in both Boston and New York. There he covered asset management, hedge funds, and university endowments. He moved to Israel in 2018 to cover stories involving the Israeli government and economy for Bloomberg.[2] [3] In August 2020, Levingston reported for Bloomberg on the Abraham Accords and was aboard the first commercial Israeli aircraft to cross through either Saudi Arabian airspace or to land in the United Arab Emirates.[4]

Levingston shifted to covering European technology in April 2021 and is now based in England.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Israeli Gap Year Diary: Independence. Philadelphia Jewish Voice. February 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: Ivan Levingston. CNBC. February 20, 2020.
  3. Web site: Bloomberg reporter Levingston moving to Israel to cover economics. TalkingBizNews. December 12, 2018 . February 20, 2020.
  4. Web site: Bloomberg. QuickTake. August 31, 2020. HISTORIC FLIGHT: @IvanLevingston flew from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on an unprecedented commercial flight. Here's what it was like.. October 14, 2020. Twitter. en.
  5. Web site: Bloomberg reporter Levingston moves to London to cover tech. TalkingBizNews. April 6, 2021 . September 10, 2021.