Matt Winkler

About

Matthew A. Winkler is co-founder of Bloomberg News (1990) and editor-in-chief emeritus; Bloomberg Opinion columnist since 2015; Founder of Bloomberg Journalism Diversity program in 2017. Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley Journalism (2025-2026). During his 25 years as editor-in-chief, Bloomberg News was a three-time finalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting and received numerous George Polk, Gerald Loeb, Overseas Press Club and Society of Professional Journalists and Editors (Sabew) awards. His career in journalism began as editor in chief of the Kenyon Collegian followed by reporting for the Mount Vernon News, Bond Buyer, Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Capital Markets Report and Forbes Magazine as a columnist. He received lifetime achievement awards from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (Emmy), Loeb Foundation, City University of New York, New York Financial Writers Association. Served on boards: Bloomberg Inc., Craig Newmark School of Journalism, City University of New York, Committee to Protect Journalists, International Center for Journalists, International Women's Media Foundation, Knight-Bagehot Program at Columbia University, Board of Visitors, Columbia, Kenyon College, the Kenyon Review, New Jersey Symphony, Overseas Press Club, Society of Professional Journalists. Visiting Professor, Medill Journalism, Northwestern University. Bloomberg LP.