# Matt Levine

> Matt Levine is Bloomberg Opinion's most-read finance columnist and the voice behind Money Stuff, a daily newsletter that turns Wall Street's most bewildering moments into something approaching comedy. A Harvard classics grad turned Yale-trained lawyer turned Goldman Sachs banker turned Dealbreaker editor, Levine spent his career collecting lenses before finding the one that let him explain finance to everyone who ever wondered what a 'synthetic CDO' actually is - and why it matters. With over 300,000 subscribers, Money Stuff is the rare financial publication that people actually look forward to reading.

- **Role:** Opinion Columnist at Bloomberg
- **Organizations:** Bloomberg Opinion, Bloomberg News
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Classics, Harvard College, JD, Yale Law School
- **Known for:** Gerald Loeb Award Finalist for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism (2014), Featured in Columbia Journalism Review's annual anthology of best business writing, Built Money Stuff into Bloomberg's most-read newsletter with 300,000+ subscribers

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Graduated Harvard College with a BA in Classics
- **2000-2001** — Taught high school Latin after graduating Harvard
- **2001-2004** — Attended Yale Law School
- **2004-2005** — Federal appellate law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- **2005-2007** — M&A attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- **2007-2011** — Investment banker at Goldman Sachs, specializing in corporate equity derivatives
- **2011-2013** — Editor and writer at Dealbreaker financial blog
- **2013** — Joined Bloomberg Opinion as a columnist
- **2015** — Launched Money Stuff newsletter (February 2015)
- **2024** — Money Stuff surpasses 300,000+ subscribers; launches Money Stuff podcast with Katie Greifeld

## Achievements

- Gerald Loeb Award Finalist for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism (2014)
- Featured in Columbia Journalism Review's annual anthology of best business writing
- Built Money Stuff into Bloomberg's most-read newsletter with 300,000+ subscribers
- Launched the Money Stuff podcast, a weekly companion to the newsletter
- Widely credited with making complex financial topics accessible and entertaining for a broad audience

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Harvard Magazine publishes a feature profile: 'Matt Levine's Bloomberg Finance Column Makes Money Funny'
- **2024-01** — Money Stuff newsletter surpasses 300,000 subscribers
- **2024-01** — Money Stuff podcast launches with co-host Katie Greifeld, releasing new episodes every Friday

## Links

- Website: https://mattlevine.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattlevine2
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/matt_levine
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itismattlevine

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Last updated: 2026-04-22