William Alpert
Senior Writer at Barron's
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Alpert is a senior investigative financial journalist and former hedge-fund research analyst with decades of experience probing investment theses, public records, and complex money flows. At Barron’s since the mid-1990s he combines data-driven analysis, on-the-ground reporting and legal savvy to test and falsify market narratives, keeping only ideas that survive rigorous scrutiny. His background includes five years as a research analyst at a high-performing hedge fund and early reporting work, giving him a rare perspective that spans markets, regulation and investigative techniques. He has taught journalists to use open-source data tools like R and collaborated globally on tracing kleptocratic money through projects such as OCCRP. When threatened by lawsuits, he leveraged legal training and counsel to defend reporting up to international fora. Based in New York, he consistently produces impactful journalism that both uncovers wrongdoing and identifies investment insights.
11 years of coding experience
M.S., M.S. at Columbia University - Graduate School of JournalismB.A., American Studies, B.A., American Studies at Yale UniversityJ.D., J.D. at Columbia Law SchoolPrinceton High School
Github Skills (2)
replication3
makers2
Github contributions (2)
blalpert/best_ex
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:26 commits, 2 PRs, 17 pushes in 13 days
makersmarchreplication-filestrademeasuring
blalpert/nicar2016handouts
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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