NYT Book Review, 11/1/09

November 1, 2009

The New York Times Book Review calls my book “memorable” — along with a few other things that aren’t so complimentary.


Fortune.com, 10/23/08

October 23, 2009

Galleon scandal’s executive conundrum.

If straight-arrow McKinsey allowed one of its stars to get involved with Raj Rajaratnam, what are other top execs at other companies involved in?


Last Man Standing

October 1, 2009

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My book on Jamie Dimon was published by Simon & Schuster on October 6, 2009.

Here I am on CNBC talking about him. And on Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer. And Dan Gross’ podcast (The Big Money/Newsweek).

Some reviews:
Bloomberg’s Norm Pearlstine
Fortune magazine
New York Times
Business Week
USA Today
Kirkus Reviews

And more:

A Q&A with Newsweek’s Dan Gross.

A Dow Jones piece on Career Tips.

Click below to get yourself a copy:

Amazon: Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase


Harvard Business Review, 10/1/09

October 1, 2009

What the JPMorgan shakeup reveals about Jamie Dimon.

The message behind JPMorgan Chase’s headline-grabbing executive shakeup this week is that CEO Jamie Dimon is trying to de-mythologize himself. That’s good news for the investment bank, its employees, and its shareholders.


NYmag.com, 10/1/09

October 1, 2009

Who Will Succeed Ken Lewis?

So Ken Lewis finally succumbed to the inevitable and announced his resignation as CEO of Bank of America yesterday. Hot on the heels of a succession scuttlebutt over at rival JPMorgan Chase, the board of Bank of America now has to make a decision fast about Lewis’ successor. Who are they considering?


Fortune.com, 9/18/09

September 18, 2009

When a banking feud got physical

The second except from Duff McDonald’s forthcoming book, Last Man Standing, about a dust-up that may have sealed Jamie Dimon’s fate at Citi in the late 1990s.


Fortune.com, 9/17/09

September 17, 2009

Jamie Dimon vs. Sandy Weill

In an excerpt from his soon-to be-published book, Last Man Standing, author Duff McDonald sheds new light on one of the most complicated personal relationships in modern American capitalism.


Newsweek, 9/21/09

September 14, 2009

The Banker Who Saved Wall Street.

How JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bailed out Bear Stearns and the federal government—and lived to turn a profit.


New York magazine, 9/21/09

September 14, 2009

Will Rule For Food.

Two recruiters agreed to give opinions on job prospects for unemployed Masters of the Universe.


Vanity Fair, October 2009

September 5, 2009

The New Establishment 2009: The Vanity Fair 100

I contributed nearly two dozen entries to this year’s VF 100, including, of course, Jamie Dimon.