Matt Peterson can be becoming a member of CNBC as a senior economics writer on March 2.
Peterson is an award-winning journalist who covers public coverage, economics and monetary markets.
In his new function based mostly in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., he’ll draw on his data and sourcing to ship step-back evaluation and exclusives on coverage and the broader economic system.
Most lately, he served as politics, coverage and concepts editor at Barron’s, the place his scoops on the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve drove nationwide information cycles. He has additionally labored at The Atlantic, the consulting agency Eurasia Group and Yale University’s MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies.
Peterson holds a bachelor’s diploma from Tufts University and a grasp’s in worldwide relations from the London School of Economics.
In 2024, he was a part of the Barron’s workforce that received SABEW’s General Excellence Award and was a finalist for the Loeb Award for commentary.