Len Hollie

315 West 70th Street

Apartment 4L
New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 877-1188
Cell: (646) 712-2175
E-mail: lenhollie@rcn.com

Profile
I am focused on ensuring that writers and investment professionals produce concise and relevant research
to help investors make confident decisions while pursuing their personal financial objectives.

Strengths include:
•Editing a comprehensive range of financial asset classes while also concentrating on social,
demographic, and geopolitical trends that have a unique relevance to investors.
•Extrapolating and condensing business, technical, and industry jargon into compelling, clear, and concise
copy that reaches target audiences.

Work Experience
UBS Financial Services, Inc., New York, N.Y.
Associate Director-Research Editor
November 2008 – April 2009
Made an immediate impact as New York editor for the fast-paced, high-volume wealth management
research division by speeding delivery of global reports for economists, analysts, and strategists that gave
investors accurate and actionable market trading ideas.
•Created editing course and evaluation regimen for analysts and strategists to improve clarity of reports.
•Developed and tailored style guides and standard work processes that improved content management.
•Conceived and wrote podcasts for annual economic and financial forecasts to increase information flow
to a global audience.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, New York, N.Y. (A McGraw-Hill Company)
Editorial Manager
June 2003 – September 2008
Managed all New York copy editors in the municipal bond department. The editors edited the work of
110 analysts covering state & local government, bond insurance, public power, health care, higher
education, housing and transportation in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C. and they
were production volume leaders for four consecutive years. The error rate improved each year. Assured
the accuracy and timely publishing of in-depth analysis of billions of dollars of bond market issuances
that could move markets. Edited annual and biennial print publications, and coordinated production to
determine cover design, scheduling and distribution.
•Recruited, tested, evaluated and trained full-time and temporary staff that improved production and cut
publishing time.
•Served as editor and principal liaison between Securities Information Services, analytical teams, and the
marketing staff to coordinate, manage and traffic articles and high-priority projects.
•Wrote podcast scripts, and managed analytical production schedule to increase worldwide audience
exposure.
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, New York, N.Y. (A McGraw-Hill Company)
Editorial Consultant
February 2002 – June 2003
•Managed special projects; edited analyses, commentaries, media releases and weekly and quarterly
reports on state and local government, and the oil and gas industries.

The Net Economy Magazine, New York, N.Y. (A Ziff-Davis Publication)

Finance Editor
August 2000 – August 2001
Managed five local and national senior writers, decided story line-up, generated story ideas, made story
assignments, edited the section for content and style, and coordinated artwork and photography to
accompany articles.
•Established the magazine’s financial coverage of the Internet, cable and broadcast television industries.
•Initiated coverage of the venture capital industry; wrote a monthly column, cover stories and section lead
stories for the magazine, and wrote columns and news articles for the website.
•Part of a team of editors that represented the magazine on panels at national industry meetings and
conventions.

Individual Investor.com, New York, N.Y.

Senior Editor
April 1999 – August 2000
Managed national coverage of the mutual fund industry for this personal finance website. Fulfilled
contract obligations with Yahoo Inc. to supply 270 mutual fund articles each year.
•Supervised four reporters, decided story line-up, generated story ideas, made story assignments for in-
house and freelance reporters, and edited section for mutual fund content and style.
•Supervised three reporters to produce twice-daily stock market commentary, and edited daily analysis
articles on telecommunications, cable television, the Internet and biotechnology.

Broadcasting & Cable Magazine and Mediaweek Magazine, New York, N.Y.
April 1998 – October 1999
Contributing Writer
Wrote national advertising business stories specializing in newspapers, magazines, radio and broadcast
and cable television.

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., New York, N.Y.

Senior Writer/Editor • Marketing & Communications Department
August 1995 – March 1998
Researched, wrote, and edited business news articles for newsletters for the world’s largest financial
services post-trade organization. Produced other company media including annual reports, brochures,
manuals, and corporate video scripts.

Knight-Ridder Financial News, New York, N.Y.

Financial Reporter
August 1990 – April 1995
Multi-faceted reporter and writer for a high-volume, global financial news wire service.
•Wrote breaking news, intraday and end-of-day commentary articles on the commodities markets.
•Covered the oil and gas industry, the environmental beat, and developed features on market trends.

Prior positions as a financial reporter for Crain Communications, New York, N.Y., and a reporter for The
Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kan.
Teaching & Journalism-Related Activities
West End Media Co., New York, N.Y.
Editorial Manager
January 1998 – Present
A sole-proprietor company that provides business communication and recruitment services, and designs
college-level courses.
•Write and edit economic outlook reports, market analyses, personal finance and trend articles, and
investment briefs.
•Create press releases, company newsletters and talking points for television and radio appearances.
•Develop and design curricula, and teach college-level journalism classes.
•Provide employment referrals and job consultations for college seniors and graduates.

Marymount Manhattan College, New York, N.Y.

Adjunct Professor of Journalism
September 2004 – Present
Teaching the highly-rated undergraduate elective journalism classes and managing the class Internet web
pages that I created that gives students a body of published work to aid them in getting internships and
jobs.

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, N.Y.

Adjunct Professor of Journalism
September 1995 – June 2003
Taught required undergraduate classes in advanced and intermediate news reporting and writing.

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, N.Y.

The George Polk Journalist-in-Residence September 1999 – June 2000
Directed the studies of campus news media interns, and advised students on journalism internships and
post-graduation employment.

The Annual George Polk Journalism Awards

Member of the panel of judges
September 1999 – Present
Emphasis on business and financial reporting.

Education
Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Master of Science, Journalism

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts, English

University of California, Berkeley, Calif.

Maynard Institute Newspaper Reporting Program