Mary Childs — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Reporter/Host at NPR's Planet Money since 2019.
Author of "The Bond King" (2022), a biography of investor Bill H. Gross.
Co-host of NPR's Planet Money.
Previously a Senior Reporter at Barron's, U.S. Financial Correspondent at Financial Times, and Reporter at Bloomberg News.
Broke the story of "the London Whale" and the 2012 JPMorgan Chase trading loss.
Received Gerald Loeb Award nominations in 2013 and 2022, and a Gracie Award in 2022.
Graduated from Washington and Lee University with a degree in business journalism in 2008.

Biography

Mary Childs is an American financial journalist and author, currently serving as a Reporter/Host for NPR's Planet Money since 2019. She is widely recognized for her 2022 book, "The Bond King," a biography of retired investor Bill H. Gross, published through Flatiron Books. Childs' career has focused on financial and economic reporting, contributing to various prominent media outlets.