Michael Forsythe
Michael Forsythe is an American journalist. He is an investigative reporter for The New York Times.[1] He is also the coauthor of two books.
Biography
Forsythe received his bachelor's degree in economics from Georgetown University.[2] He also studied Chinese there.[3]
From 1990 to 1997, Forsythe served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, mostly in the Pacific.[2][3] In 1999, he received a master's degree in East Asian area studies from Harvard University.[2] He also studied Chinese at Tsinghua University.[2]
Beginning in 2000, Forsythe was a reporter for Kyodo News in Beijing.[3] As of 2012 he was a reporter for Bloomberg News in Beijing.[2] He later reported from Washington, D.C. for Bloomberg.[3] He joined the New York Times investigations team in 2017 while living in Hong Kong.[3]
Awards and honors
In 2013, Forsythe was part of a team that won the George Polk Award for a series of reports titled "Revolution to Riches," investigating wealth among Chinese leaders' relatives.[4] In 2023, he and Walt Bogdanich received the IRE Award for their book When McKinsey Comes to Town.[5]
Personal life
As of 2026, Forsythe is based in New York City; he is married to China scholar Leta Hong Fincher.[2][3]
Books
- with Walt Bogdanich. When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm (Penguin Random House, 2022)[6]
- with Henry Sanderson. China's Superbank: Debt, Oil and Influence - How China Development Bank is Rewriting the Rules of Finance (Wiley, 2013)[7]
References
- ↑ "W&L Presents a Conversation with Reporters Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe". The Columns. January 12, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Michael Forsythe". Climate One.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Forsythe, Michael. "Michael Forsythe". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Former Committee to Protect Journalists Honoree Says Bloomberg Chief Should Not Chair Press Freedom Dinner". ChinaFile. November 25, 2013.
- ↑ Rehberger, Alena (April 3, 2023). "2022 IRE Award Winners and Finalists".
- ↑ Reviewed in
- Adams, Tim (October 31, 2022). "When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm – review". The Guardian.
- Bobelian, Michael (September 29, 2022). "Review: The scandals and hypocrisy behind McKinsey's sterling reputation". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- Duncan, Emma (October 5, 2022). "When McKinsey Comes to Town review — the case against smug, self-satisfied management consultants". The Times. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- Knee, Jonathan A. (October 9, 2022). "McKinsey's self-portrait as a values-driven company is a sham, says a new book". Business Insider. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- Kolhatkar, Sheelah (September 29, 2022). "McKinsey Is a Consulting Powerhouse. But Is It a Force for Good?". New York Times.
- McKinley, Vern (Fall 2024). "Book Review: When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm". Regulation: 49–51. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ Reviewed in
- Chancellor, Edward (February 27, 2013). "Book Review: China's Superbank". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- Downs, Erica (March 2013). "Lifting the Veil" (PDF). China Economic Quarterly: 51-53. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- Robertson, W. (June 2016). "China's Superbank: Debt, Oil and Influence". African Review of Economics and Finance. 8 (1).
- Harris, Jennifer M. "The Best Books on Geoeconomics". Five Books. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
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