Vanessa O'Connell

Vanessa O'Connell
Born Vanessa Rose O'Connell
December 27, 1969
New York, U.S.
Status Married
Education Northwestern University, B.J., 1991
Occupation Journalist, Author, Editor
Notable credit(s) The Wall Street Journal Wheelmen
Title East Coast U.S. News Chief and U.S. News Editor
Family 2 Children

Vanessa O'Connell is the author of Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever. This non-fiction book written with Reed Albergotti was published by Gotham Books October 15, 2013.[1]

O'Connell is also the East Coast U.S. News Chief and U.S. News Editor for The Wall Street Journal.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

She is the former entrepreneurship editor of The Wall Street Journal the creator of The Accelerators, a blog on startups. O'Connell is part of a small team of Journal editors who launched “WSJ Startup of the Year,” [12] a 2013 documentary featuring more than 40 successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business leaders, and entertainers including Sir Richard Branson, Carly Fiorina, and will.i.am.[13]

She is also moderator of "How I Built It," a series of WSJ panels featuring notable American entrepreneurs in major U.S. cities.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell, Wheelmen, 2013, Gotham, ISBN 978-1592408481
  2. ↑ Vanessa O'Connell, Reed Albergotti (July 2, 2010). "Blood Brothers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The New York Press Club Journalism Awards: 2011 Sports Coverage section". NewYorkPressClub.org. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "National Headliner Awards: 2011 Sports Coverage section". NationalHeadlinerAwards.com. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Inside Track". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Liu Announces 2011 George Polk Awards in Journalism: Inside Track". liu.edu. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ 2012 "Gerald Loeb Awards: Inside Track" Check |url= value (help). anderson.ucla.edu. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ O'Connell, Vanessa; et al. (May 28, 2010). "There was 'Nobody In Charge'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes: Deep Trouble". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ "WSJ, Bloomberg, NYT take multiple 2011 Gerald Loeb Awards: Deep Trouble". Businessjournalism.org. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ "NPR, AP among winners of Headliner Awards: Deep Trouble". ap.org. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  12. ↑ WSJ Startup of Year: Wall Street Journal Announces 24 Startups Participating in 'WSJ Startup of the Year', press release on WSJ Startup of Year in blog.getchute.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  13. ↑ "About WSJ Startup of the Year". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  14. ↑ "How I Built It". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2013.

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