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{{short description|American economist, lawyer, and investigative journalist}} |
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'''James S. Henry''' is an American economist, lawyer, and investigative journalist. He is an Edward R. Murrow Fellow at [[Tufts University]]'s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an INSPIRE Fellow at its Institute for Global Leadership.<ref name="jamess.henry">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenation.com/authors/james-s-henry/|title=James S. Henry|author=James S. Henry|date=2 April 2010|work=The Nation|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> Henry has written extensively on the problems of tax justice and development finance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globaljustice.macmillan.yale.edu/people/james-s-henry-0|title=James S. Henry|work=yale.edu|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> Henry is a senior adviser |
'''James S. Henry''', who is an American economist, lawyer, and investigative journalist. He is an Edward R. Murrow Fellow at [[Tufts University]]'s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an INSPIRE Fellow at its Institute for Global Leadership.<ref name="jamess.henry">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenation.com/authors/james-s-henry/|title=James S. Henry|author=James S. Henry|date=2 April 2010|work=The Nation|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> Henry has written extensively on the problems of tax justice and development finance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globaljustice.macmillan.yale.edu/people/james-s-henry-0|title=James S. Henry|work=yale.edu|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> On his personal blog, Henry writes about financial secrecy and capital flight in emerging markets<ref>{{Cite web|title=Submerging Markets™|url=https://www.submergingmarkets.com/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=www.submergingmarkets.com}}</ref>, which then compounded into his ground breaking book on the subject with the 2003 publication of Blood Bankers: Tales From The Underground Economy<ref>{{Cite book|last=Henry|first=James|title=Blood Bankers: Tales From The Underground Economy|publisher=Basic Books|year=2005|isbn=1560257156|location=America|language=English}}</ref>. Henry is in addition to all of this, a senior adviser and founding member of the [[Tax Justice Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taxjustice.net/about/who-we-are/senior-advisers/|title=Our senior advisers|work=Tax Justice Network|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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==Commentary== |
==Commentary== |
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In August 2019, Henry tweeted that [[Joseph Kennedy III]] "should focus on his family’s considerable mental health issues".<ref name="ic">{{cite news |last1=O'Shea |first1=Kerry |title=Joe Kennedy furious over family mental health tweet by Senator Markey top aide |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/news/joe-kennedy-ed-markey-tweet |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=Irish Central |date=August 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Browne |first1=Bette |title=No ordinary Joe can follow in the footsteps of a political dynasty |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-30949976.html |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name="fb">{{cite news |last1=Wallace |first1=Danielle |title=Sen. Markey apologizes to Rep. Kennedy for 'insensitivity' of aide's mental-health retweet |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/green-new-deal-co-author-ed-markey-apologizes-after-camapign-aid-retweeted-message-attacking-rep-joe-kennedys-familys-mental-health |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=[[FOX News]] |date=August 21, 2020}}</ref> The tweet was retweeted by former [[Ed Markey]] aide Paul Tencher who, following an outcry, apologized for doing so, saying it had been an accidental retweet of a "despicable and abhorrent" post and that Henry should be "banned from Twitter".<ref name="ic"/><ref name="fb"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=McGrane |first1=Victoria |title=Markey aide apologizes for sharing ‘despicable’ message about Kennedy family |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/20/markey-aide-apologizes-for-sharing-despicable-message-about-kennedy-family/SVSRxzjUt974wiTDCdFraJ/story.html |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> |
In August 2019, Henry tweeted that [[Joseph Kennedy III]] "should focus on his family’s considerable mental health issues".<ref name="ic">{{cite news |last1=O'Shea |first1=Kerry |title=Joe Kennedy furious over family mental health tweet by Senator Markey top aide |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/news/joe-kennedy-ed-markey-tweet |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=Irish Central |date=August 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Browne |first1=Bette |title=No ordinary Joe can follow in the footsteps of a political dynasty |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-30949976.html |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name="fb">{{cite news |last1=Wallace |first1=Danielle |title=Sen. Markey apologizes to Rep. Kennedy for 'insensitivity' of aide's mental-health retweet |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/green-new-deal-co-author-ed-markey-apologizes-after-camapign-aid-retweeted-message-attacking-rep-joe-kennedys-familys-mental-health |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=[[FOX News]] |date=August 21, 2020}}</ref> The tweet was retweeted by former [[Ed Markey]] aide Paul Tencher who, following an outcry, apologized for doing so, saying it had been an accidental retweet of a "despicable and abhorrent" post and that Henry should be "banned from Twitter".<ref name="ic"/><ref name="fb"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=McGrane |first1=Victoria |title=Markey aide apologizes for sharing ‘despicable’ message about Kennedy family |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/20/markey-aide-apologizes-for-sharing-despicable-message-about-kennedy-family/SVSRxzjUt974wiTDCdFraJ/story.html |accessdate=July 26, 2020 |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Henry was chief economist at [[McKinsey & Co]].<ref name="jamess.henry"/> One of the first investigative journalist's that explored the world of capital flight in developing markets. A founding member, alongside [[Nicholas Shaxson]], of the [[Tax Justice Network]], and now the founder of the Sag Harbour Group<ref>{{Cite web|title=Corporate Clients, Business Planning {{!}} Sag Harbor Group|url=https://www.sagharbor.com/corporate-clients.html|access-date=2021-11-12|website=www.sagharbor.com}}</ref> a technological consulting firm. James was also instrumental in the discovery of President Nixons offshore money<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-11|title=Jim Henry {{!}} Blood Bankers & How Rotten Finance Corrupts|url=https://atlasgeographica.com/jim-henry-blood-bankers/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=Atlas Geographica|language=en-US}}</ref>. |
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Henry was chief economist at [[McKinsey & Co]].<ref name="jamess.henry"/> |
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Revision as of 20:31, 12 November 2021
James S. Henry, who is an American economist, lawyer, and investigative journalist. He is an Edward R. Murrow Fellow at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an INSPIRE Fellow at its Institute for Global Leadership.[1] Henry has written extensively on the problems of tax justice and development finance.[2] On his personal blog, Henry writes about financial secrecy and capital flight in emerging markets[3], which then compounded into his ground breaking book on the subject with the 2003 publication of Blood Bankers: Tales From The Underground Economy[4]. Henry is in addition to all of this, a senior adviser and founding member of the Tax Justice Network.[5]
Early life
Henry was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has a bachelor's degree from Harvard College, a JD from Harvard Law School, and a master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.[6]
Commentary
In August 2019, Henry tweeted that Joseph Kennedy III "should focus on his family’s considerable mental health issues".[7][8][9] The tweet was retweeted by former Ed Markey aide Paul Tencher who, following an outcry, apologized for doing so, saying it had been an accidental retweet of a "despicable and abhorrent" post and that Henry should be "banned from Twitter".[7][9][10]
Career
Henry was chief economist at McKinsey & Co.[1] One of the first investigative journalist's that explored the world of capital flight in developing markets. A founding member, alongside Nicholas Shaxson, of the Tax Justice Network, and now the founder of the Sag Harbour Group[11] a technological consulting firm. James was also instrumental in the discovery of President Nixons offshore money[12].
Publications
- The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy (2005)[13]
- Pirate Bankers: First-Hand Investigations of Private Banking, Capital Flight, Corruption, Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, Terror Banking, and the Continuing Global Development Crisis (2006)
Personal life
Henry and his family live in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b James S. Henry (2 April 2010). "James S. Henry". The Nation. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "James S. Henry". yale.edu. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Submerging Markets™". www.submergingmarkets.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ Henry, James (2005). Blood Bankers: Tales From The Underground Economy. America: Basic Books. ISBN 1560257156.
- ^ "Our senior advisers". Tax Justice Network. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Biography: James S. Henry". The Education Forum. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Kerry (August 23, 2019). "Joe Kennedy furious over family mental health tweet by Senator Markey top aide". Irish Central. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ Browne, Bette (September 11, 2019). "No ordinary Joe can follow in the footsteps of a political dynasty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Wallace, Danielle (August 21, 2020). "Sen. Markey apologizes to Rep. Kennedy for 'insensitivity' of aide's mental-health retweet". FOX News. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ McGrane, Victoria (August 20, 2019). "Markey aide apologizes for sharing 'despicable' message about Kennedy family". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Corporate Clients, Business Planning | Sag Harbor Group". www.sagharbor.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Jim Henry | Blood Bankers & How Rotten Finance Corrupts". Atlas Geographica. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ James S. Henry (16 December 2014). The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-07486-0.
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