Background
Insana, Ron was born on March 31, 1961 in Buffalo. Son of Arthur Joseph and Adelia Insana.
financial analyst investment company executive
Insana, Ron was born on March 31, 1961 in Buffalo. Son of Arthur Joseph and Adelia Insana.
Insana graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory in 1979 and was recognized as "Distinguished Alumnus of the Year" in 2005. He graduated with honors from California State University, Northridge.
He was Managing Director of Insana Capital Partners from inception to collapse. He was the anchor of Consumer News and Business Channel"s "Street Signs", which aired weekdays during stock market hours. Until December 5, 2003, he and Sue Herera co-anchored Consumer News and Business Channel"s then flagship nightly financial news program, Business Center.
He has been a resident of Tenafly, New Jersey.
Insana began his career in 1984 as an FNN production assistant, rising to managing editor and chief of FNN"s Los Angeles bureau at the time the two networks combined. While at FNN, he was nominated for a Golden American Council on Exercise Award for his role in covering the 1987 stock market crash.
Trend Watching: How to Avoid Wall Street"s Next Fads, Manias and Bubbles, his third book, was published by Harpers Business in November 2002. His first book, Traders" Tales (John Wiley), a compendium of anecdotes about Wall Street life, was published in 1996.
His second book, The Message of the Markets, was published by Harpers Business in October 2000.
Insana joined Consumer News and Business Channel in the 1991 merger with the Financial News Network. He is a regular contributor to National Broadcasting Company"s The Today Show and National Broadcasting Company Nightly News as well as Imus in the Morning before its Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company cancellation and the formerly 15-minute Market Wrap on sister network Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company, and other programs when market activity warrants. On September 11, 2001, he was covered in dust and described what he witnessed when the towers collapsed on National Broadcasting Company"s Today show with Matt Lauer and Katie Couric.
Additionally, Insana writes a monthly column for United States of America Today entitled "Talking Business with Ron Insana" and at one time hosted the nationally syndicated radio program, The Ron Insana Show, on Westwood One.
On April 1, 2010, he sat in for Pimm Fox on Taking Stock, on Bloomberg Television & Radio. On March 1, 2006, Insana left his anchor duties when his contract at Consumer News and Business Channel expired to start his own hedge fund, Insana Capital Partners.
In August 2008 the fund ceased operations because of investment losses and he joined SAC Capital Advisors in an unknown capacity. On February 27, 2009, Mr.
Insana left SAC Capital.
Consumer News and Business Channel television
Street Signs (1996–2002, 2003–2006)
Business Center (1999–2003)
Inside Opinion (?-1997(?)
Business Insiders (?-1996(?))
Management Today.
Board directors New York City chapter Junior Achievement, 1994.