Janet Celesta Lowe (May 15, 1940 – December 31, 2019) was an American author, university lecturer and business writer.

Biography

Lowe was born May 15, 1940 in Santa Rosa, California to

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and Deke Lowe. She worked as production assistant or producer for several television stations, usually in their news departments. She then positioned herself as a marketing resource for television stations, preparing regular newsletters, providing web pages and web content, and holding workshops for station workers.

University experience

Lowe has taught in the

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(San Diego) as an Investments and Journalism Professor.

Published works

Lowe has been business editor of the ''

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'' and editor of the '' San Diego Daily Transcript''. She has been published in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Modern Maturity'' and other national magazines. She specializes in writing books about business leaders.

Speaks books

* 1998: ''Bill Gates Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Entrepreneur'' * 1999: ''Ted Turner Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Maverick'' * 2001: ''Oprah Winfrey Speaks: Insights from the World's Most Influential Voice'' * 2007: ''Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Investor'' * 2009: ''Google Speaks: Secrets of the World's Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs, Sergey Brin and Larry Page''

Other books

* 1988: ''Dividends Don't Lie: Finding Value in Blue-Chip Stocks'' co-authored with Geraldine Weiss *1996: ''Value investing Made Easy'' * 2000: ''Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger''

References

1940 births 2019 deaths American business writers Women business writers American finance and investment writers University of North Texas faculty University of Texas at Dallas faculty Writers from Santa Fe, New Mexico People from Santa Rosa, California {{US-business-bio-stub