Michael Mandel (Editor-in-Chief)
Michael’s entire career has straddled news and education. Until 2009 he was chief economist at BusinessWeek, where he won multiple awards for his stories on economic growth and innovation. Michael holds a PhD (in economics, naturally), and is currently updating his introductory economics textbook, Economics:The Basics, written in more of a journalistic style than the typical text. Michael is Senior Fellow at Wharton’s Mack Center for Technological Innovation and Senior Fellow at the nonpartisan Progressive Policy Institute.
Contact: mmandel@visibleeconomy.com
Judy Scherer (President)
Judy is an established executive who brings her many years of experience in financial services, counseling and marketing to Visible Economy. She started and ran her own career-counseling firm after serving as a marketing and product development executive at several major New York banks. She has a master’s degree in city planning from Harvard University and a master’s degree in counseling from New York University.
Contact: jscherer@visibleeconomy.com
Damian Ghigliotty (Chief Correspondent)
Damian is a writer, reporter and multimedia producer who wrote his first piece for publication in Tokyo in 2002. Since then he has covered a range of topics as a journalist, from business and economics to music and culture. He received his master’s degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and has contributed to several publications, including The New York Times, Crain's New York Business and Wax Poetics. Damian reports on political, social and economic topics for Visible Economy, both in writing and on camera.
Contact: dghigliotty@visibleeconomy.com
Charli James (Senior Correspondent)
Charli is a reporter and video editor who got her media career started in 2002 as a high-school intern for WSVI News in the Virgin Islands. She received her bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and Government from American University in Washington, D.C., and has since worked in broadcast news at WRC-TV, MSNBC and Meet the Press, where she had the honor of working with Tim Russert. Charli brings her various talents in video journalism and web production to Visible Economy, where she reports on camera.
Contact: cjames@visibleeconomy.com
James Clifford Fair III (Creative Director)
James is a director, cinematographer and video editor who shot his first documentary in Buenos Aires in 2006. He received his bachelor’s degree in radio, television & film from The University of Texas at Austin, and has since shot several fictional and non-fictional shorts, including a video for The New York Times. James brings a keen sensibility and unique style to Visible Economy, influenced by his travel and experiences spanning four continents.
Contact: jfair@visibleeconomy.com