Williamson on 35 years at Pensions & Investments

Erin Arvedlund of Pensions & Investments profiles Christine Williamson, who has spent 35 years on the publication, the place she began as listing coordinator of surveys.

Arvedlund writes, “To keep away from coming to the workplace on Saturdays and Sundays to work on her ‘gigantic’ desktop pc, P&I rented what was referred to as a transportable pc, ‘nevertheless it was as massive as a giant stitching machine and weighed about 15 kilos. Lugging it to and from the workplace on public transportation was really a labor of want, however not of affection,’ Ms. Williamson stated.

“A 12 months or two later, she requested then-editor Michael Clowes if she might work as a reporter.

“‘He stated I might achieve this … if I moved to New York, which I couldn’t do for household causes. Michael finally gave in, let me keep in Chicago, and I used to be thrilled to cowl cash managers, asset house owners and infrequently, politicians.’

“After a stint as one in every of P&I’s first outlined contribution plan reporters, she was assigned to cowl hedge funds and has written about ‘that fascinating a part of the funding business for a few years.’”

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