Ellen McGirt Leaves Fortune magazine as senior writer to become senior writer at Fast Company

This just in, from the good folks at Gordon & LEACH Communications. Fast Company magazine today announced that Ellen McGirt is joining the magazine as senior writer, effective Feb. 20. She comes to Fast Company from Fortune where she was a senior writer. McGirt comes to Fast Company from Fortune where she was a senior writer. She was also a columnist and editor-at-large for Money. McGirt has served as a guest correspondent for CNN’s American Morning, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America, CBS Early Today, NBC Nightly News, CNN, NBC's Weekend Today, HGTV and BET. “Ellen is a rising star in the world of business journalism,” said Safian. “She has a gift for storytelling, whether in print, broadcast or online. Her distinctive style and perspective will be a great addition to the unique, cutting edge articles that are the hallmarks of Fast Company.” MORE... FAST COMPANY NAMES ELLEN MCGIRT SENIOR WRITER Business Journalism Expertise Spans Print, TV and Online NEW YORK, January 31, 2007 ­– Fast Company magazine announced today that Ellen McGirt will join the magazine as a senior writer on February 20. McGirt, who is a regular on television news programs as well as a prolific print reporter, will report to Fast Company’s newly hired editor and managing director Robert Safian. McGirt comes to Fast Company from Fortune where she was a senior writer. She was also a columnist and editor-at-large for Money. McGirt has served as a guest correspondent for CNN’s American Morning, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America, CBS Early Today, NBC Nightly News, CNN, NBC's Weekend Today, HGTV and BET. “Ellen is a rising star in the world of business journalism,” said Safian. “She has a gift for storytelling, whether in print, broadcast or online. Her distinctive style and perspective will be a great addition to the unique, cutting edge articles that are the hallmarks of Fast Company.” Prior to joining Time, Inc., McGirt was the lead financial columnist for AOL's Electra.com, a proprietary online magazine for women, and later became a founding writer and online personality for Oxygen Media's finance channel, Ka-Ching.com. She spent two years as an on-air correspondent for the online financial network Yahoo! FinanceVision. McGirt is also the producer of the oral history, Love Letter For America, a project for which she crisscrossed the country for over six months. McGirt first emerged as a nationally recognized financial writer and online presence in 1997 when she founded CassandrasRevenge.com, an award-wining investor education Web site for women. The site attracted a wide following and was widely praised by The New York Times, USA Today and Equity Magazine. Previously, she had spent ten years in the art, non-profit and museum world. She is a graduate of Brown University, and a fifth generation New Yorker. About Fast Company Magazine Award-winning Fast Company magazine covers the ideas, trends and visionaries that are sparking change and creating the future of business. Now in its 11th year, Fast Company is owned by Mansueto Ventures LLC. Visit http://www.fastcompany.com/. # # #