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American-born Canadian journalist (born 1946) For the Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter, see Diane Francis (athlete). For others with similar names, see Diana Frances (disambiguation).

Diane Francis
Francis in 2019
Born (1946-11-14) 14 November 1946 (age 78)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityCanadian, US, British
Occupation(s)Author, editor, journalist
Known forEditor, Financial Post

Diane Marie Francis (born 14 November 1946) is a Canadian journalist, author and editor-at-large for the National Post newspaper since 1998.

Background

Francis was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 14 November 1946. She immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a naturalized Canadian citizen. She is married and has two adult children.

Career

Francis was a reporter and columnist with the Toronto Star from 1981 to 1987, then a columnist and director with the Toronto Sun, Maclean's and the Financial Post in 1987 and its editor from 1991 to 1998, when it was taken over by the National Post and incorporated into it. She has been a columnist and editor-at-large at the National Post since then. She is also a regular contributor to the Atlantic Council, New York Post, the Huffington Post, and the Kyiv Post, as well as newspapers around the world. She is a broadcaster, speaker and author of ten books on Canadian socioeconomic subjects. She publishes a twice-weekly newsletter on Substack about geopolitics, white collar crime, trends, technology, and business which is a best-seller and read in 106 countries.

Francis was a distinguished professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto until 2018. She was a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Shorenstein Center in autumn 2005 and has been a media fellow at the World Economic Forum.

She holds an honorary Doctorate of Commerce from the Saint Mary's University (1997), and an Honorary Doctorate from Ryerson University (2013).

Bibliography

References

  1. "Diane Francis, "Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country"". YouTube. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Official biography". dianefrancis.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
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  4. "Francis, Diane (Marie) 1946- | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. Diane Francis, dianefrancismylife blog, Diane Francis' Life, 4 February 2006
  6. ^ Financial Post, Diane Francis Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 31 January 2019
  7. ^ "Diane Francis – bio – CEO Outlook – Ryerson University". ryerson.ca. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  8. Harvard University, Former Fellows and Visiting Faculty, retrieved 24 August 2010
  9. http://library2.smu.ca/bitstream/handle/01/25031/convocation_1997_fall.pdf#page=15
  10. "Diane Marie Francis | the Patrick Power Library | Saint Mary's University".
  11. "Past Honorary Doctorates". Ryerson University. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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