Theron Mohamed

About

As a correspondent at Business Insider, I cover what the world's best investors are saying and doing, and write about the biggest trends in markets including the retail-investing boom, meme stocks and crypto. I also write historical stories about Warren Buffett's landmark deals, "The Big Short" investor Michael Burry's past bets, and other subjects.Previously, I covered companies such as Disney, Uber and WeWork, as well as IPOs, deals, earnings, geopolitics and anything that moved markets. I wrote about how gun stocks suffered under Donald Trump, the twists and turns of Warren Buffett's $4.6 million lunch with Justin Sun, how Funko dodged the Toys "R" Us bankruptcy, and the $1 billion of cocaine seized on a JPMorgan-owned boat.Before joining BI in March 2019, I was a freelance journalist and editor of Convershaken, a news analysis and commentary website that covered business, technology, politics, entertainment, science and society. Prior to that I worked at Investors Chronicle, where I wrote news, earnings reports, columns and stock tips about media, technology and telecom companies for three years. My cover features explored the internet of things, big data, cybersecurity, healthcare technology, social investing, and the film and video game industries. My work frequently appeared in FT Weekend. As the IC's deputy digital editor, I introduced infographics and timelines to the website and contributed charts and blogs to FT Data.Before joining the IC, I interned on the Heard on the Street desk of the Wall Street Journal, where I wrote a dozen commentary and analysis stories about companies such as L Brands and Krispy Kreme. I received a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University in 2013. I took modules in business, metropolitan and investigative journalism, and earned a merit for a long-form piece that followed the struggles of Red Hook businesses following Superstorm Sandy. I also hold an undergraduate degree in Geography from the London School of Economics, where I took courses in urban economics, international development and statistics.I've freelanced for The Telegraph, The Independent, Wired and other publications. My online profile can be found at http://convershaken.com/theronmohamed.