# Stephanie Palazzolo

> Stephanie Palazzolo is an AI reporter at The Information and author of the AI Agenda newsletter, covering artificial intelligence startups, Big Tech, chips, cloud, and policy. A former Morgan Stanley investment banker who pivoted into journalism, she broke major stories on OpenAI, Anthropic, and the broader AI industry, and was part of a SABEW Best in Business award-winning team for coverage of the OpenAI CEO firing in 2023.

- **Role:** AI Reporter at The Information
- **Organizations:** The Information, Business Insider, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan
- **From:** College Station, Texas, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Chicago
- **Known for:** Part of SABEW 2023 Best in Business Award-winning team for 'OpenAI Fires Its CEO' coverage, Launched and authors AI Agenda newsletter at The Information, published multiple times per week, Broke story on Anthropic topping $30B annualized revenue, surpassing OpenAI

## Career timeline

- **2016-2020** — Studied Economics at the University of Chicago
- **2019** — Summer Analyst in Sales & Trading at J.P. Morgan
- **2020-2022** — Technology Investment Banker / Analyst at Morgan Stanley, San Francisco - advised tech companies on IPOs, M&A, and S-1 filings
- **2023 (Jan)** — Joined Business Insider / Insider as VC & Startups Reporter (intern turned reporter) - first journalism job, pivoting from investment banking
- **2023** — Covered the SVB banking crisis and the OpenAI CEO firing (Sam Altman) at Business Insider
- **2023 (Jul)** — Joined The Information as AI Reporter, launched AI Agenda newsletter
- **2024 (Jan)** — Panelist at FTC Tech Summit on AI data and models
- **2024** — Won SABEW Best in Business Award (team) for coverage of OpenAI CEO firing
- **2025 (Sep)** — Hosted AI Agenda Live NYC: The Next Wave event, interviewed Vinod Khosla
- **2026** — Continues breaking major AI industry news at The Information, including Anthropic topping $30B in annualized revenue

## Achievements

- Part of SABEW 2023 Best in Business Award-winning team for 'OpenAI Fires Its CEO' coverage
- Launched and authors AI Agenda newsletter at The Information, published multiple times per week
- Broke story on Anthropic topping $30B annualized revenue, surpassing OpenAI
- Broke story on Anthropic acquiring AI biotech startup Coefficient Bio for ~$400M
- Covered Sequoia Capital's pivot toward AI investment while at Business Insider
- Panelist at FTC Tech Summit on AI (January 2024)
- Hosted AI Agenda Live NYC event with Vinod Khosla (2025)
- Successfully transitioned from investment banking to top-tier tech journalism

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Published piece: 'Are OpenAI and Anthropic Moving Away From Reasoning Tech?'
- **2026-04** — Broke story: 'OpenAI Takes Aim at Google with New Image Model'
- **2025-09** — Hosted AI Agenda Live NYC: The Next Wave event, interviewing Vinod Khosla
- **2025** — Reported on Anthropic topping $30B in annualized revenue, surpassing OpenAI's $25B
- **2025** — Reported on Anthropic acquiring Coefficient Bio for ~$400M

## Links

- Website: https://www.theinformation.com/u/stephaniepalazzolo1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-palazzolo
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/steph_palazzolo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_palazzolo/

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Last updated: 2026-04-23