Duff McDonald

Duff McDonald is a Canadian American business journalist and writer based in New York.

Duff McDonald
BornToronto
OccupationBusiness journalist and writer
NationalityCanadian American
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS in Finance)
GenreNon-fiction
Years active1995–present
Notable worksThe Firm
Last Man Standing
The Golden Passport
SpouseCaroline McDonald (divorced)
Website
www.duffmcdonald.com

Early life and education

McDonald was born in Toronto.[1] He attended University of Pennsylvania from 1988 to 1992 and majored in Finance.

Career

His first job after university was at Goldman Sachs.[1] By 2009, he published Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase which was a biography on Jamie Dimon.[2] Later, he authored “The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business” which took a critical eye to the role and reputation of McKinsey & Co.[3]

In 2017, he published The Golden Passport which heavily criticized the Harvard Business School.[4]

Awards
McDonald with his book The Golden Passport

Works
  • Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase. New York City: Simon & Schuster. 2009. ISBN 978-1439109717.
  • The CEO: An Interactive Book. New York City: Gallery Books. 2010. ISBN 978-1416900443. (co-written with Owen Burke)
  • The Firm: The Inside Story of McKinsey, The World's Most Controversial Management Consultancy. New York City: Simon & Schuster. 2013. ISBN 978-1780743929.
  • The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite. Harper Business. 2017.

References
  1. "Capitalisn't: The moral case against the MBA". chicagobooth.edu. February 15, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. Barrett, Paul (October 29, 2009). "Book Review 'Last Man Standing". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. "Behind the singular mystique of McKinsey & Co". cnbc.com. September 25, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. Andrew Ross Sorkin (April 10, 2017). "Book Pins Corporate Greed on a Lust Bred at Harvard". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. "Duff McDonald biography". freshfiction.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.


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