Editors

Eric W. Pfeiffer, Editorial Director
Eric has spent more than 18 years as a journalist. As a features editor at Forbes ASAP, Forbes's technology magazine, and Red Herring, he worked with some of America's great writers and thinkers including Peter Drucker, Gore Vidal, Kurt Vonnegut, and Tom Peters. He has also written extensively about technology startups, venture capital, and telecommunications. His work has appeared in numerous national magazines including Wired, MIT Technology Review, CIO Insight, and Business 2.0.
Follow Eric on Twitter at @Eric_AllBiz.

David Hennessy, Senior Editor
David brings over 14 years of editorial experience to AllBusiness. Prior to joining the company, he developed science textbooks for the Mazer Corporation, a Boston-based educational development house. David also spent five years in the West Coast offices of HarperCollins Publishers as an acquisition editor. He began his career in publishing with a stint in the law book division of Little, Brown and Company Publishers.
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Ghislaine Maze, Senior Editor
Ghislaine has been editing and writing for Web companies for 10 years, with a focus on educational and how-to content for a general audience. She managed the education directory at HungryMinds.com and created consumer-education material for an early Internet product of The Gale Group.
Follow Ghislaine on Twitter at @GM_AllBiz.

Lynda Byrd, Managing Editor: Video Technology and Production
Lynda has worked as a freelance producer, cinematographer, and video editor for the past 10 years. Prior to joining AllBusiness, she specialized in helping businesses develop their concepts and ideas into inspired, energized video productions appealing to diverse audiences. Some of her past clients include Citrix Systems, Clear Channel, Frost & Sullivan, and Stanford University. Lynda earned her BFA in motion picture and television from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Follow Lynda on Twitter at @gettinreel.

Keith Girard, Senior Columnist
Keith writes AllBusiness's weekly Business Intelligence newsletter as well as the site's special reports. He has almost 30 years of experience as a reporter, editor-in-chief, and senior executive. He spent three years writing a syndicated column on small business and covered small business for CBS MarketWatch.

Rieva Lesonsky, Editor-at-Large
Rieva spent the past 26 years at Entrepreneur magazine, where she started off as a research assistant and worked her way up to editorial director. She is the author of several books, including Get Smart and the best-selling Start Your Own Business. Rieva served on the SBA's National Advisory Council for six years and is a nationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship and small business ownership, as well as a regular guest on MSNBC's "Your Business" program and Fox Business News.
Follow Rieva on Twitter at @Rieva.

Chris Bjorklund, Podcast Editor
Chris spent almost 20 years in broadcasting before joining AllBusiness as Podcast Editor and Web Seminar Producer. As a consumer news producer for local TV and a consumer reporter for an ABC-owned newstalk radio station, she worked both behind the scenes and on the air. She hosted weekly radio programs, wrote a syndicated newspaper column, and ran a consumer complaint hotline.

Maria Anton, Contributing Franchise Editor
Maria has covered the franchising industry for nearly 25 years. She is a former executive editor at Entrepreneur magazine, where she oversaw the annual Franchise 500® ranking. Maria has written four books on franchising and has spearheaded major research projects including various studies of entrepreneurial outlook and performance.

Peggy Bennett, Contributing Finance Editor
Peggy spent 18 years at Entrepreneur magazine, most recently overseeing editorial content for the magazine's Money and Management sections and financial features such as Entrepreneur's annual VC100. She began her career at a publishing firm outside London and holds an English degree from San Diego State University.

Steve Cooper, Contributing Technology Editor
Steve spent over six years at Entrepreneur, most recently as managing editor of Entrepreneur.com and previously as research editor for Entrepreneur magazine. In addition, Steve has written for TheStreet.com, Small Business Success magazine, and others. Steve has a degree in journalism from San Francisco State University and runs his own business, Hitched Media, Inc.

Patty Orsini, Contributing Marketing and Advertising Editor
Patty has worked as an editor and writer for 20 years, most recently as the special reports editor at Adweek, where she was responsible for such popular annual features as the Consumer Magazine Hot List and Interactive Agency of the Year. She has been a features editor for Gannett newspapers, a project editor for the Custom Solutions division of Time Inc., and written stories for numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Health, Parents, and Child. Patty graduated from Syracuse University with a dual degree in magazine journalism and American studies.

Paul Simon, Contributing Sales Editor
Paul has been a reporter, editor, and bureau chief for the Associated Press and the Denver Post, and also editor of three sales-related Web sites during an extensive career focused on developing and sharing the best information. He is Communications Director for http://www.topsalesexperts.com where he hosts Webinars and works with dozens of the top sales and personal development experts in the United States and in other countries to present timely advice that helps people address and resolve their daily business issues. Before that he was Content Manager for www.candogo.com, which delivers timely sales training via the Web in short pieces in text, audio and video formats.
Follow Paul on Twitter at @PaulContentMan.

Tom Stein, Contributing Business Credit Editor
Tom brings more than 15 years of journalism experience to AllBusiness. He has held staff writer positions at the San Francisco Chronicle, Red Herring, and InformationWeek. He was also a senior editor at Success Magazine, where he covered some of the best entrepreneurial companies in the world. Tom began his career at the Mainichi Daily News in Tokyo. He has contributed to leading business and general interest publications including Wired, Business 2.0, Venture Capital Journal, and Tennis.

Mike Stevens, Contributing Manufacturing Editor
Mike has over 20 years of experience in technical marketing, with clients in the energy, aerospace, automotive, and high-tech industries. As manufacturing editor at AllBusiness, he has built a national network of consultants, academics, and CEOs, all of whom provide input to his blog, The 17 Percent Solution. Mike is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

Barbara Swenson, Contributing Editor
Barbara writes regularly for e-PersonalFinance.com. She has a M.S. from California State University, Sacramento, and practical work experience in the areas of accounting, real estate investing, stocks and bonds, marketing, financial management, and insurance. She has extensive experience writing and editing how-to and self-help content.