PERSON: Linette Lopez

Senior Correspondent

Linette Lopez (born c. 1986) is an American journalist who focuses on U.S. politics and economics, and writes columns for Business Insider. As a senior finance editor, she has investigated companies involved with public-facing controversies, and is most widely known for her coverage of Tesla, Inc. A regular contributor to Marketplace produced by American Public Media, Lopez teaches as an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She has also been a frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and Real Time with Bill Maher.

In 2017, Lopez was recognized as a “Rising Star” in the Folio: Top Women in Media honors. In 2020, she received the Excellence in Financial Journalism Award from the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) for her opinion piece, “The Huawei indictment marks the end of US and China’s cycle of trust”.

In June 2023, Lopez was awarded the New York Press Club Award for Journalism for her article, “The Stock Market Had It Coming”.

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