Stacey Vanek Smith

Stacey Vanek Smith is a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek and co-host of the podcast Everybody's Business from Bloomberg Businessweek. Previously Stacey was a host and correspondent for NPR's Planet Money, The Indicator from Planet Money, and Marketplace Global Economics Correspondent, NPR, 2022-Present · Produce features about Inflation, the Labor Market, Falling Productivity, Ozempic for Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here & Now, etc. · Produced Planet Money Summer School, explanatory series about economics. Host, Planet Money Indicator, NPR, 2018-2022 · Launched, hosted daily economics podcast, nearly 3 million downloads per week. · Reported how inflation is calculated, why the Fed is so boring, a mother of 5 awaiting a stimulus check, a potato farmer who had to give away his crop. Correspondent, Planet Money, NPR 2014-Present · Conceived of, reported oil series: NPR bought 100 barrels of crude oil, followed it through the refining process. . Two-part investigative series on demonetization in India: Included tracking down the mechanical engineer who pitched the idea and an examination of the economic fallout. . Hosted All Things Considered during lockdown: Conducted live interviews, checked in with reporters in the field Author, Machiavelli For Women, Simon & Schuster, 2021 . Wrote a book on women in the workplace, includes data about gender pay gap, promotion gap, being interrupted etc. and how to navigate these obstacles. . Includes interviews with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Screenwriter Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians), Olympian Alysia Montaño, AI Scientist Vivienne Ming, Silicon Valley unicorn founder Neha Narkhede and Michelin star chef Niki Nakayama Professor of Journalism, Princeton University, Ferris Grant, Spring Semester 2019 . Taught weekly audio journalism seminar to 16 undergraduates, including one-on-one meetings each week, short assignments and a final documentary project. Correspondent/Host, Marketplace, 2003-2014 · Daily reporting on national and global economic issues · Hosted Marketplace Morning Report during the financial crisis · Collaborated with The New York Times, produced print article and radio feature on the complicated relationship between marriage and money. Education Princeton University, AB in Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, 1999 · Selected for non-fiction writing course with John McPhee Columbia University, MS in Journalism, emphasis in broadcast, 2003 Skills: ProTools, TikTok, Hindenburg, Marantz, Zoom, fluent in French, proficient in German, semi-learning Italian, Russian novels, running, climbing, Wordle streak: 264