Joshua Black

About Joshua Black

An experienced financial journalist and editor, specializing in shareholder engagement…

Experience

1. Editor-in-chief

   Diligent

   Aug 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   At Diligent, I lead a dynamic team delivering editorial content for the ESG & Data Intelligence business unit. Specializing in shareholder engagement, ESG, and compliance, I am the Editor-in-Chief of Diligent Market Intelligence (DMI), a service that allows listed companies to benchmark their performance and identify threats to their sustainable growth and business strategies, asset managers to identify risks in their portfolio, and advisors to provide valuable and effective counsel to their clients.With a customer-centric approach, I prioritize the quality and strategic delivery of our editorial content to drive commercial success. Our work is pivotal in lead-generation, brand equity, and establishing thought leadership, while ensuring the accessibility of our extensive data within the DMI platform. I played a key role in the successful rebranding of Insightia to Diligent Market Intelligence and offer strategic insights for our social media strategy.

Education

• University of Leeds

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Modern History

  2006 — 2009

• University of Oxford

  MSc, Russian & East European Studies

  2012 — 2013

Skills

• Hard Working
• Online Journalism
• Research
• Policy Analysis
• Able to Digest Information Quickly
• Social Media
• Press Releases
• Good Time Management
• Journalism
• Russian
• Politics
• Foreign Policy
• Business Journalism
• Writing
• Hedge Funds
• Shareholder Activism
• Editing
• International Relations
• Confident Communicator
• Political Science
• Management
• Experienced Administrator
• Copy Editing
• Fluent and Clear Writing Style
• Newspapers