Education
Burrough obtained his degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1983.
Burrough obtained his degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1983.
He has written five books: Barbarians at the Gate (1990), Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra (1992), Dragonfly (1998), Public Enemies (2004) and The Big Rich (2009). Burrough was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Dallas, Texas between 1983 and 1992. He has written for Vanity Fair since 1992.
Burrough has written a number of book reviews and OpEd articles for publications such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post.
He has also made appearances on "Today", "Good Morning America", and many documentaries. He is credited as Consultant on the films Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and Public Enemies (2009), which was based on his book "Public Enemies: America"s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1933-1934".
He stated in a Book television interview on Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network 2 with Joe Barton that he was born in Memphis, Tennessee but moved to Temple, Texas when he was seven years old.