Career
Independent
Co-author with Michael McLaughlin of “Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security.” Prometheus, August 2023. It is my 10th book.
Two previous books were “The New Art of War: China’s Deep Strategy Inside the United States” (2019) and “A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology and Restoring the Media. 2021. Both from BrickTower Press.
I also have been active as board member for the Overseas Press Club and president of the Overseas Press Club Foundation for 27 years. That foundation grants scholarships and fellowships to college students who wish to become foreign correspondents. We have launched the careers of dozens of successful correspondents.
(April 2007–April 2023). I wrote for Compass magazine on technology and top management subjects. My seventh book, “How The ThinkPad Changed the World–And Is Shaping the Future,” was published by Skyhorse in the spring of 2017.
Editor in Chief of Directorship magazine (May 2006-March 2007)
This magazine was aimed at boards of directors, senior managers who engage with boards, and lawyers, accountants, search firms, consultants and other specialists who work for boards.
Editor in Chief of Chief Executive magazine (January 2003-April 2006)
Completely redesigned this magazine and won Folio’s 2005 Eddie Gold Award for best business-to-business magazine in the category and the Ozzie Gold Award for best cover design.
Independent (July 2001-January 2003)
Contributor to Fortune, The New York Times, Business 2.0, Chief Executive, Corporate Board Member and Politique Internationale. Wrote major articles for Business 2.0 on such subjects as IBM’s research labs, General Motor’s OnStar division, and Corning’s efforts to recover from the fiber optic collapse. Concentrated primarily on Asian subjects for Fortune, with stories on Samsung Electronics and Canon.
Editor at Large, Business 2.0 (February-July 2001)
Had major writing responsibilities and produced stories on Corning, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor, IBM, and Porsche.
Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report (October 1996-February 2001)
Wrote major stories pertaining to business, economics and technology in a global context. Cover stories included “SWEATSHOP CHRISTMAS,” “THE AMAZING ECONOMY,” “THE INTERNET STOCK BUBBLE,” “WIRELESS WONDERS,” “COOL CARS,” and “RUNWAY RAGE.” CEOs interviewed included Chrysler’s Robert Eaton, Corning’s Roger Ackerman, DaimlerChrysler’s Jurgen Schrempp, Ford’s Jacques Nasser, Intel’s Andy Grove, Coca Cola’s Roberto Goizueta, and Kodak’s George Fisher.
World Editor, BusinessWeek (April 1985-October 1996)
Held a series of positions in the International Department, culminating in becoming World Editor, with responsibility for managing major cover stories for both the domestic and international editions. Cover stories included: “JAPAN’S NEW IDENTITY,” “CHINA: The Making of an Economic Giant,” “MIGHTY MITSUBISHI,” “JAPAN: Remaking a Nation” (winner of the Overseas Press Club award for best magazine article on foreign affairs), “MADE IN THE U.S.A.,” “HOT SPOTS,” and “THE STATELESS CORPORATION.”
Director, Corporate Writing, American Express (April 1983-April 1985)
Wrote speeches for top executives, including Chairman James D. Robinson III and President Sandy Weill, as well as annual reports and other publications.
Correspondent and editor, United Press International (September 1973-April 1983)
After three years in Lansing, Michigan, and three years in New York on the Cables Desk, was transferred to Hong Kong as Deputy Asian Editor in 1979. Managed a 24-hour Asian news desk with 14 staffers in Hong Kong and bureaus throughout the region. Also covered major news stories, including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Was declared persona non grata and placed under house arrest by Soviets in Kabul; deported to India. Other stories included 1979 Tokyo Economic Summit, the Vietnamese boat people exodus, the OPEC meeting in Bali, and the Moslem insurrection in the southern Philippines.
Won the Overseas Press Club award in 1980 for best overseas economic reporting—based on stories about traveling in southern China and about China’s economic modernization drive.
