Linda Himelstein

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<p>Linda Himelstein began her career in the Washington bureau of <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> before working at <em>The San Francisco Recorder</em> and <em>Legal Times</em>. In 1993 she joined <em>BusinessWeek</em> as legal affairs editor, writing about a wide array of topics, including the tobacco industry and Wall Street. One of her cover stories helped <em>BusinessWeek</em> win the National Magazine Award. Later, as the magazine's Silicon Valley bureau chief, she wrote about the infancies of eBay, Yahoo!, and other companies. She lives with her family in Northern California.</p>