David Kansas (born March 28, 1967) was the president of

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until a restructuring in March 2022. He had also served as chief operating officer of

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, a position he assumed in 2011. He was formerly an editor with ''

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'' and TheStreet.com.

Career

Prior to taking the COO role at American Public Media Group, Kansas was a

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living in

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and working for ''

''. While working for ''The Wall Street Journal'', Kansas has written about a number of topics such as European financial systems and the stock market. He was the editor of ''

'''s Money & Investing section, author of the books ''The Wall Street Journal Guide to the End of Wall Street as We Know It'' and ''The Wall Street Journal's Complete Money & Investing Guidebook.'' Kansas is also former president of a personal finance online venture FiLife.com between Dow Jones and

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. Prior to that, he also served as

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of TheStreet.com during its formative years, working for site founder

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and served on the board of directors. In 2016, Kansas was named Director of Johnson Center for Journalism and Communication at Bethel University.

Personal life

Kansas attended St. Paul Academy from kindergarten to grade 12. During his time there, he participated in football, basketball, and baseball. Every spring the school would have a musical, which he also participated in. He served as the treasurer of the Student Activities Committee and was also a member of the state tournament winning Quiz Bowl for both his junior and senior year. He spent a year at

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and then obtained his undergraduate degree in 1990 from Columbia College of

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. Since June 21, 2008, he has been married to Monica Kansas (née Schulz).

References

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