Fortune editor visits March 16 for Munschauer lecture

Leigh Gallagher ’94, senior editor at large at Fortune magazine, will talk about her work and her career path March 16 as the 2018 Arts & Sciences Career Development Center’s Munschauer Speaker.

Gallagher, an English major, writes and edits feature stories, helps steer the brand's editorial direction and serves as a co-chair of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit and Fortune Brainstorm Tech conferences.

"Leigh is a perfect match for our Munschauer Career Series, as she has built an enormously successful career around her liberal arts degree," said Jennifer Maclaughlin, director of the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center. "Her versatile career in journalism, publishing, communications and women in business holds great appeal to the Cornell population."

From 2014 -2016, Gallagher was the host of Fortune Live, the publication’s weekly, 30-minute digital video talk show. She is the author of two books: “The Airbnb Story” (2017), dedicated to the creation and growth of the disruptive Silicon Valley home-sharing startup, and “The End of the Suburbs” (2013), described as a “first-rate social history" and a “steel fist in a velvet glove.”

Gallagher is also a business news commentator, appearing regularly on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, CNBC, public radio’s Marketplace, and other outlets. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Gallagher was a senior editor at SmartMoney and a writer for Forbes before joining Fortune in 2007.

The Munschauer Career Series Lecture will take place from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 in Room 120 of the Physical Sciences Building.

The Munschauer Career Series from the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center was endowed by the former director of the Cornell University Career Center, John Munschauer, to provide funds for graduates of the College of Arts & Sciences to return to campus to benefit current A&S students' career education. This annual program allows students to learn from alumni of note about a specific occupational field, individual career paths and the choices one makes over the course of a career.