2008 INVESTIndiana's Keynote Speaker

Michael Santoli, Barron’s

INVESTIndiana’s keynote speaker is Michael Santoli, associate editor and financial columnist for Barron's, The Dow Jones Business and Financial Weekly. He writes the 'Streetwise' column, offering a forward-looking take on the financial markets, illuminating market trends and themes and identifying investment opportunities. Mr. Santoli is a regular on-air contributor to network and cable television.

Prior to assuming his current position in November 2006, Mr. Santoli had been a senior editor for Barron’s, writing “The Trader” column, which covered the stock market and investment trends. Additionally, he has been the magazine’s mutual funds editor, has written the “Fund of Information” column and several cover stories for the magazine, and has edited quarterly mutual-fund pullout sections.

Mr. Santoli joined Dow Jones & Company in August 1993 as a reporter for the Dow Jones News Service, covering the securities industry. He moved to Barron's in February 1997 as a staff writer and wrote the 'Commodities Corner.' In 1998, he began writing the 'Striking Price' column, covering the options markets.

Before joining Dow Jones, he worked in New York as a reporter/editor for Investment Dealers' Digest from June 1992 through early August 1993.

Mr. Santoli has received two Dow Jones Newswires Awards for distinguished real-time journalism. In 1995, he was a member of a team honored for a series of stories on the demise of D. Blech & Co., and in 1996, he and a colleague received an award for their coverage of the securities industry.

Born in Manhasset, N.Y., Mr. Santoli received a bachelor's degree in history from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.