William Kay

William Kay is a British financial and business journalist.

Family and education

William Kay grew up in central London where he attended St Marylebone School and Westminster City School. In 1965 he was awarded an Open Styring ScholarshipFact|date=May 2007 to read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at The Queen's College, Oxford. In 1968 he received a BA (Hons) and subsequently a MA. In 2006 Kay accepted an invitation to emigrate to the United States as "an alien of extraordinary ability".Fact|date=May 2007 He lives in Pasadena, California, where he continues to write a weekly column for "The Sunday Times". He has become a regular contributor to "Equities magazine".Fact|date=May 2007 He lives in Pasadena with Lynne Bateson, also a journalist, and has two adult sons, Andrew and Ben, in London.

Career

Kay was on the staffs of the London Evening Standard and the now-defunct London Evening News in the early years of his career and has been freelancing, writing books and working for UK national newspapers since then.

The British edition of Who's Who records that William Kay has been the City Editor, Financial Editor, Money Editor or Personal Finance Editor of five British newspapers: "The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday" and "Mail on Sunday." Kay has also worked on the "Daily Telegraph" (1977-79) and the short-lived "NOW!" newsmagazine.Fact|date=May 2007

Awards

* 2002: Wincott Foundation, Personal Financial Journalist of the Year Award. [cite web |url= http://www.wincott.co.uk/main.htm |title= Previous Winners, Personal Financial Journalist |author= Wincott Foundation staff |format= html |work= |quote= 2002: William Kay, "The Independent". ]
* 2005: Headline Money, Columnist of the Year (consumer media) Award. [cite news |url= http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/article386988.ece |title= The Sunday Times Money writers collect awards |work= The Sunday Times |date= May 1, 2005 |author= Staff writers ]
* 2005: Association of British Insurers, Lifetime Achievement Award. [cite web |url= http://www.abi.org.uk/NewsReleases/viewNewsRelease.asp?nrid=12014 |title= ABI 2005 Financial Media Awards winners |author= News release, September 15, 2005 |format= html |work= Association of British Insurers ]

Books

* 1999: "Lord of the Dance, the story of Sir Gerry Robinson". Orion. ISBN 0752810480.
* 1994: "The Bosses: The Growth Industries of the Future and the Men Who Lead Them". London: Piatkus. ISBN 0749913584, ISBN 9780749913588.
* 1993: (ghost). "Charity Appeals: The Complete Guide to Success," by Marion Allford Dent. JM Dent in association with the Institute of Fundraising Managers. Paperback: ISBN 0460861913, ISBN 9780460861915.
* 1991: (editor) "The City and the Single European Market." New York: Woodhead-Faulkner. ISBN 0859416623.
* 1990: (editor) "Clay and Wheble's Modern Merchant Banking: A Guide to the Workings of the Accepting Houses of the City of London and Their Services to Industry and Commerce." Abington, Cambridge: Woodhead-Faulkner. ISBN 085941602X, ISBN 9780859416023.
* 1989: (ghost) "Nightmare: Ernest Saunders and the Guinness Affair," by James Saunders. Arrow Books. ISBN 0099744805.
* 1987: "Battle for the High Street". London: Piatkus. ISBN 0861886216, ISBN 9780861886210.
* 1987: (editor) "The Stock Exchange: a Marketplace for Tomorrow." London: Sterling. Folio: ISBN 0902570307.
* 1986: "The Big Bang: An Investor's Guide to the Changing City." London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0297789848, ISBN 9780297789840.
* 1985: "Tycoons: Where They Came From and How They Made it". Salem, New Hampshire: Salem House. ISBN 0881621595, ISBN 9780881621594.
* 1983: "A-Z Guide to Money". London: Constable. ISBN 0094671605.

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