Business columnist
Shirley Leung is a columnist writing on everything from the intersection of business and politics to gender issues in the workplace. She is also a WGBH contributor to “Boston Public Radio” and “Greater Boston,” as well as a regular guest on New England Cable News.
She was a finalist in 2015 and 2017 for the Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary.
Previously, Leung was the Globe’s business editor, where she oversaw its award-winning coverage of the 2008 financial crisis. Prior to the Globe, Leung was a staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal. A graduate of Princeton University, Leung started her career at her hometown paper, The Baltimore Sun.
She is a working mom of two and lives in Milton with her husband who is also a journalist.
Latest stories
SHIRLEY LEUNG
Recession on the horizon? Local business leaders aren’t convinced
By Shirley Leung , Globe Staff
They’re on alert, yes, but few business leaders in the Boston area seem to expect the economy to fall off a cliff.
SHIRLEY LEUNG
From Western Mass., Trump’s trade war looks like a ‘fistfight’
By Shirley Leung , Globe Staff
Some companies are holding off on expansion plans because they’re not sure how the US-China dispute will play out.
SHIRLEY LEUNG
How old are the Red Line signals? They don’t even make parts anymore
By Shirley Leung , Globe Staff
When you’re still using a signal system from the 1970s, it can be hard to find parts.
SHIRLEY LEUNG
Would ‘managed lanes’ make rush hours more manageable?
By Shirley Leung , Globe Staff
Among the obvious findings in the state’s traffic congestion report was some hope for innovative ideas.