Jesse Eisinger

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Jesse Eisinger is a senior reporter at ProPublica, covering Wall Street and finance. He writes a regular column for The New York Times’s Dealbook section.

In April 2011, he and Jake Bernstein were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series of stories on questionable Wall Street practices that helped make the financial crisis the worst since the Great Depression. He and Bernstein were also finalists for the 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for the series.

Prior to joining ProPublica, Eisinger was the Wall Street editor of Conde Nast Portfolio, where he wrote a November 2007 cover story titled "Wall Street Requiem," in which he predicted the demise of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Before joining Portfolio, he worked at The Wall Street Journal, where he was the founding writer of two market commentary columns, and he played a leading role in exposing accounting fraud at Belgium-based Lernout & Hauspie. During his tenure at The Wall Street Journal's European edition in London, Eisinger won a "Best in Business" award from the UK-based World Leadership Forum for his coverage of accounting irregularities at the Irish drug maker Elan Corp. Earlier in his career, he covered biotechnology and pharmaceuticals for TheStreet.com and Dow Jones Newswires. Prior to that, he lived and worked as a journalist in Chile.

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, the journalist Sarah Ellison, and his daughter.

Articles (page 4 of 4)

Your Magnetar Questions, Answered

April 16, 2010, 1:18 p.m.

Graphic: The Timeline of Magnetar’s Deals

April 9, 2010, 2:49 p.m.

How did Magnetar’s deals in subprime mortgage securities compare to the overall market’s?

Magnetar Gets Started

April 9, 2010, 2 p.m.

E-mails Give Glimpse of How Magnetar Worked

April 9, 2010, 2 p.m.

E-mails with business partners suggest Magnetar's clout: The firm was involved at the start of deals and pushed for riskier bonds to be included in CDOs. One deal fell apart partly because of Ischus Capital Management's unease with pressure from Magnetar.

The Magnetar Trade: How One Hedge Fund Helped Keep the Bubble Going

April 9, 2010, 2 p.m.

The hedge fund Magnetar helped create mortgage-based securities, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then bet against the investments, resulting in billions in losses for investors and ultimately making the financial crisis worse. It’s a story of the perverse incentives and reckless behavior that characterized the last days of the boom.

Magnetar’s (Nearly) Perpetual Money Machine

April 9, 2010, 2 p.m.

A Lawsuit Suggests Merrill Lynch’s Role

April 9, 2010, 2 p.m.

Magnetar’s Exit: A Deal So Bad Even a Credit-Rating Agency Balked

April 9, 2010, 2 p.m.

JPMorgan Gets Into the Game—And Loses

April 9, 2010, 1:59 p.m.

The Magnetar Trade: How One Hedge Fund Helped Keep the Bubble Going

April 9, 2010, 1:59 p.m.

The hedge fund helped create mortgage-based securities, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then bet against the investments, resulting in billions in losses for investors and ultimately making the financial crisis worse. It’s a story of the perverse incentives and reckless behavior that characterized the last days of the boom.

Concerns About ‘Reputational Risks’

April 9, 2010, 1:59 p.m.

SEC Just Now Seeking Key Information On Meltdown

Dec. 16, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

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Read Jesse Eisinger's e-book, The Wall Street Money Machine, on your Kindle or mobile device.