Henry Blodget

For the 19th century U.S. federal judge, see Henry Williams Blodgett.

Henry Blodget
Blodget in 2012
Born
Henry McKelvey Blodget

1966 (age 57–58)
EducationYale University (BA)
Occupation(s)Businessman
Investor
Journalist
Known forFormer securities analyst at Merrill Lynch during dot-com bubble charged with civil securities fraud

Henry McKelvey Blodget (born 1966) is an American businessman, investor and journalist. He is notable for his former career as an equity research analyst who was senior Internet analyst for CIBC Oppenheimer and the head of the global Internet research team at Merrill Lynch during the dot-com era.[1] Blodget was charged with civil securities fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [2] and settled the charges. [3] Blodget is the co-founder and former CEO of Business Insider.[4]

  1. ^ McGeehan, Patrick (November 15, 2001). "Henry Blodget to Leave Merrill Lynch". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Factual allegations as submitted by SEC
  3. ^ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/04/08/business-outsider "Business Outsider," New Yorker magazine April 1, 2013
  4. ^ "Business Insider grew in 12 years to a monster digital enterprise. Now CEO Henry Blodget has plotted a new wave of expansion". Poynter. January 15, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.