Dylan Ratigan

Dylan Ratigan
Born
Dylan Jason Ratigan

(1972-04-19) April 19, 1972 (age 52)
Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.
EducationUnion College, Schenectady (BA)
Occupation(s)Founder, Helical Holdings
Notable creditHost of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show
Political partyDemocratic
WebsiteOfficial website

Dylan Jason Ratigan (born April 19, 1972) is an American businessman, author, film producer, former host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show and political commentator for The Young Turks. He was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 21st Congressional District. He is a former contributor to The Huffington Post.

The former Global Managing Editor for Corporate Finance at Bloomberg L.P., Ratigan has developed and launched more than six broadcast and new media properties. They include CNBC's Fast Money and Closing Bell, as well as DylanRatigan.com, which hosts his podcast, Greedy Bastards Antidote. From 2009 to 2012, Ratigan hosted The Dylan Ratigan Show, the highest-rated non-prime time show on MSNBC, aimed at critiquing what Ratigan described as an unholy alliance between big business and government.[1][2] His first book, Greedy Bastards, was released in 2012, and spent five consecutive weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers List.[3] In 2017, he joined The Young Turks as a political commentator.[4]

In 2018, Ratigan was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New York's 21st congressional district, which he lost to Tedra Cobb.

  1. ^ "New lineup for NBC News dayside in 2010". NBC News. December 14, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Stelter, Brian (June 10, 2012). "Dylan Ratigan Leaving MSNBC". Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dylan Ratigan Releasing New Book, 'Greedy Bastards'". The Huffington Post. December 9, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Young Turks Adds Jonathan Larsen, Dylan Ratigan and David Sirota". March 24, 2017.