Lora Kolodny

Lora Kolodny
Kolodny in 2016
Education	Williams College (BA)
Occupation	Journalist
Employer	CNBC.com

Lora Kolodny is an American technology journalist who has written over 2000 articles for CNBC.com, TechCrunch, and other publications.[1] Kolodny is best known for her work on electric vehicle companies and climate technology, specifically for her coverage of Tesla.[2][3] She is one of the journalists Elon Musk intentionally blocked on Twitter.[4]

Career

Kolodny's early journalism career involved writing for Inc. magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and FastCompany.[5] During this period, Kolodny also wrote for TechCrunch in New York as a cleantech writer and trends editor.[6] She then handled the venture capital beat for the Dow Jones VentureWire and The Wall Street Journal for four years, starting in 2012.[7] While at The Wall Street Journal, Kolodny broke stories about the Thiel Fellowship and celebrities investing in startups.[8][9]

In 2016, Lora Kolodny rejoined TechCrunch as the publication's emerging technologies editor and video host,[6] and served as a moderator during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016.[10] She joined CNBC.com in 2017 and continues to operate from San Francisco.[11]

References

1. "Lora Kolodny | CNBC Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
2. Powell, Jamie (June 27, 2019). "Tesla strikes out on its own". FT.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
3. Czarnecki, Sean. "The 59 top technology reporters every public relations pro should know". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
4. Bilton, Nick (10 November 2020). "Elon Musk's Totally Awful, Batshit-Crazy, Completely Bonkers, Most Excellent Year". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
5. "Lora Kolodny". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
6. "Author: Lora Kolodny". TechCrunch. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
7. "Lora Kolodny - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com". WSJ. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
8. "Win $100,000 for College Through the Thiel Fellowship". Scholarship Story. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
9. "Please welcome Lora Kolodny, Stefan Etienne, Signe Brewster and Kristen Hall-Geisler to TechCrunch". TechCrunch. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
10. "CEO of Udacity Sebastian Thrun and moderator Lora Kolodny speak..." Getty Images. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
11. "Lora Kolodny". CNBC. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2025-01-05.

External links

• Lora Kolodny on Threads