Editor Profiles

Kimberly Stromberg

Kimberly currently resides in New York, NY where she works as a Private Equity Associate. Things she is very much Pro: Keynes, history textbooks and agreeing to disagree. Things she is very much Anti: euphemisms, late fees and wastefulness. Kimberly’s media diet consists of The New York Times, The Economist, The Financial Times, Slate, MSNBC and The West Wing. Kimberly is particularly interested in corporate strategy, innovation and economic policy, and would love for someone to define “new media,” or explain to her how health insurance works. Kimberly graduated from Yale University in 2007.

Will Ritchie

Will currently hails from Chicago, IL where he works as a Private Equity Associate. Will supports different points of view, coffee and the adages of Warren Buffett. Things that bother Will include: “Lifestyle” as an adjective and being pre-disposed. His media diet consists of The Economist, The New Republic, The New York Times, Time and NBC’s Thursday Night line-up. Will contributes on a variety of topics but is looking for someone to please explain China, how Google works, and what a “Czar” does. Will graduated from Yale University in 2007. writchie@newbizviews.com

Elaine Chou

Elaine currently lives in Beijing, China where she works for an international NGO that promotes poverty alleviation through the development of microfinance. Elaine is interested in ventures and new technologies that connect international capital to micro-entrepreneurs in developing countries. Elaine enjoys traveling, learning about renewable energy technologies, and psychoanalyzing strangers. Elaine does not care for smog, Chinese government created precipitation, or pretentious academia. Elaine graduated from New York University in 2007.

Billy Deitch

Originally from the not-so-mean streets of suburban Detroit, Billy spent six years on the East Coast before recently moving to San Francisco, where he works in growth equity investing. Billy likes efficiency, Microsoft Excel, plucky success stories, and the Detroit Tigers. He does not like orthodoxy and waiters who don’t write down your order and then ultimately mess it up. Billy’s media diet consists of The New York Times, Real Clear Politics/Markets, The Slatest, The Wall Street Journal, and The Detroit Free Press sports section. More than anything else, Billy wants to know how to create job growth in America. He graduated from Yale University in 2007.

Chris Denny-Brown

Chris currently resides in Mumbai, India where he has gained a new appreciation for the kindergarten concepts of “quiet time” and “personal space”. He is currently with Dalberg Global Development Advisors as a member of their Energy practice. Before Dalberg, he was a member of the Renewable Energy team at a mergers and acquisitions and private placements investment banking firm in San Francisco. Chris is against cynical thinking, recessions, and the sad state of television news. He is very much in favor of good books, good food, and good ideas. A part of Chris still believes he will be a professional baseball player when he grows up. Chris graduated from Yale University in 2007.

Katie Dewitt

Katie is currently stationed in Quebradas, Costa Rica, where serves as a Micro-Enterprise Adviser in the Peace Corps. She has been there since March 2009 and still doesn’t know exactly what her title means. Katie is a fan of social and environmental entrepreneurship, efficiency and print news. She prefers to avoid neigh-sayers, using the terms “green” and “sustainable” when unmerited and bananas. Her media diet consisted of the The New York Times, the Economist, the New Yorker, The Daily Show and NPR (it has been whittled down to weekly podcasts due to technological constraints). Katie is interested in the future of journalism and renewable energy and would like someone to explain the stock market. Katie graduated from Yale University in 2007.

Sarah Milby

Sarah Milby is a dual degree student pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Sarah currently lives in Cambridge, MA, but will be moving out to the West Coast in August, 2010. Already holding her Master of Science for Teachers, Sarah did Teach for America (TFA), working as an 8th grade science teacher and grant-writer in Washington Heights, New York City. In between her two year TFA commitment, Sarah worked as an Analyst for JPMorgan Investment Bank in its Healthcare group. Sarah loves running (and training for marathons), traveling, and watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Her media diet consists of The New York Times, The Economist, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Sarah graduated from Yale University in 2007.

Amy Osekowsky

Amy lives in New York, where she works as a strategy consultant for a financial services consulting firm. Amy is interested in economics, politics, and business-government relations in emerging and developed markets.  In her free time, she enjoys traveling, studying Spanish, volunteering, and chocolate desserts.  She dislikes golf umbrellas in crowds and running late. Amy graduated from Georgetown University in 2007.

Ryan Pertz

Ryan currently works as a Private Equity Associate in Dallas, TX. As a newbie to the Lone Star State, he is currently trying to get the hang of being a cowboy. He is a fan of expanding his knowledge of business operations, learning about industry drivers and keeping some semblance of his engineering education. A good day for Ryan involves a Blue Devil win in its friendly Tobacco Road rivalry or a rare Cubs playoff win. In his free time, Ryan enjoys visiting Minnesota. He would like to know how VC firms valued Facebook and whether owning a sports team can be a good investment. Ryan graduated from Duke University in 2007.

Michael Rucker

Michael currently resides in Tokyo where is he launching, marketing and growing Google’s advertising solutions in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to moving to Japan, Michael focused his energy on on YouTube’s Monetization and Advertising Platform. Born and raised on the west coast, Michael made a brief stint on the east coast, where he attended Yale University.

Ryan Sturgill

Ryan currently works for an NGO that promotes economic development, education and employment opportunities in the Middle East.  He likes measurable results and putting himself in others’ shoes. He dislikes short memories (particularly his own) and hyperbole. He would like someone to explain Twitter, the economics of healthcare and education, derivatives markets, and why Vampires are so popular these days. Originally from Chicago’s south side, Ryan now lives in New York City. He graduated from Georgetown in 2007.