PEACE-MAKER Our New York-based daughter Leslie recently took a break from her fast-paced life as writer-editor and journeyed to Manila and our home province, Pangasinan, which offered her a serene and nostalgic retreat into her roots. Known for its scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage, Pangasinan also holds a special place in the hearts of our family, thus, for Leslie, it was not just a vacation destination but a homecoming. Leslie is editorial director for sustainability at Morningstar, a leading US investment research firm that compiles and analyzes fund, stock, and general market data.
She conducts seminars and delivers speeches on the subject of sustainability at conferences. Previously, she was a long-time columnist and editor at Barron’s Magazine, a premier investing publication providing financial news, in-depth analysis, and commentary on stocks, investments, and how markets are moving across the globe. She managed the magazine’s “must-read” Q&A section, featuring notable investment leaders, CEOs, financiers, and Nobel laureates.
She also launched Barron’s sustainable investing coverage. While at Barron’s, she won a SABEW Best in Business award for a series of investigative stories on fraudulent equities, which protected the savings of investors and pensioners by warning about deceptive stocks before they crashed. Leslie earned her bachelor’s degree major in English at Yale University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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