1. Marshall L. Ford
204 E. 112th
St. Apt. 31 NY, NY 10029 • (678) 622-9283 • marshall.l.ford@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Skilled financial services researcher, writer and editor with a broad knowledge of Wall Street and the global markets. Adept at
navigating government and regulatory filings, financial news sites, and economic data. Comfortable working on deadline and
managing real-time news and market data.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Events Analyst: Trade The News – Manhattan, NY Sept 2012-Aug 2016
 Financial event analysis, client management and new business development
o Consistently beat competitors in publishing actionable investment news by analyzing company and
industry events, press releases & wire services to generate original real-time content headlines
o Constructed a database of investment catalysts by researching financial calendars, company statements,
presentations and filings providing clients an accessible knowledge base of future investment events
o Increased service content offerings by adding coverage in areas including: Congressional action/regulation,
litigation (Federal, state & Supreme Court cases) and macro global events (i.e. civil unrest/regime
change/conflicts)
 Extensive experience in client relationship management as the liaison between the Events team and clients
o Proactively lead Events team responses to client questions, attaining the company’s highest level of client
interaction satisfaction with the Events service
o Actively grew contributor participation for the service by instituting a policy of primary research, using
current service contributors to test the overall utility and marketability of new products
 Drove new business development as the lead Events analyst working to create first-contact marketing leads
designed to initiate contact with potential clients
o Drafted marketing copy highlighting instances where the company news feed beat competitor services in
reporting news, providing traders the opportunity to profit before the news hit the wider public
 Mentored junior staff, handling training for content creation and evaluating overall performance
o Created a system of content templates and program of instruction used to introduce new hires to the
service
Editor: First Fax – Pleasantville, NY Sept 2010-Sept 2012
 Produced original content meeting strict publication deadlines for a daily financial newsletter while overseeing
final editing of the various product segments prior to publication
 Served as initial handler for new hires, introducing new staff to the financial news business as well as ensuring the
accuracy and relevance of content
Researcher-Assistant Editor: First Fax – Pleasantville, NY Sept 2006-Sept 2010
 Consolidated over 200 content sources into a comprehensive central database to create a global list of
conferences, events and financial data used to publish a daily calendar of the global financial markets
 Overhauled company vendor management, resulting in the reduction of overall office spending
o Assumed responsibility over reception and distribution of all incoming company mail/email, reducing
redundancies and increasing overall office efficiency
EDUCATION
Vassar College. Poughkeepsie, NY June 2003
Bachelor’s of Art, Political Science
SKILLS
 Microsoft Office Suite
 Quark Publishing
 Strong analytical skills with a particular focus on understanding complex financial & legal concepts