Carol Loomis
American journalist

Carol Loomis

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American journalist
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Female
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United States of America
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Work field:
Journalism
Birth:
25 June 1929
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Introduction

Carol Junge Loomis (born June 25, 1929) is an American financial journalist, who retired in 2014 as senior editor-at-large at Fortune magazine.

Education

Carol Junge Loomis attended Drury College, and graduated from the University of Missouri, with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1951.

Career

Loomis had the longest tenure of any employee in Fortune magazine's history, having joined the staff in 1954 as a research associate and retired on July 1, 2014. In 1966, she coined the term "hedge fund". In 1976, she was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Federal Consolidated Financial Statements. In 1980, Loomis was one of six panelists at the presidential debates of Ronald Reagan and John B. Anderson.

She retired from Time/Fortune magazine in July 2014 after a tenure of over 60 years with the company.

Personal life

Loomis is a "longtime friend of Warren Buffett's, the pro bono editor of his annual letter to shareholders, and a shareholder in Berkshire Hathaway."

Awards

  • 1993 Gerald M. Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2000 Women's Economic Round Table award for print journalists
  • 2001 Time Inc.'s Henry R. Luce Award
  • 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award, Society of American Business Editors and Writers

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