Kyla Scanlon is an economic commentator and author and the founder of Kyla Labs. She writes about money, markets, and the systems that shape them for an audience of over one million people across TikTok, Instagram, Substack, and YouTube. Her debut book In This Economy? was a New York Times bestseller. She writes monthly for New York Times Opinion, has a video partnership with Foreign Policy, and is a contributor and analyst at CNN. She is also a senior fellow at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator and a research fellow at the American Institute of Boys and Men. Scanlon was named to Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance and the TIME100 Creators list, and has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Ezra Klein Show. At work on her second book, she lives in the mountains with her dog, Piglet.
“Kyla’s singular style is approachable, witty, and endlessly
informative, helping readers decipher everything from the labor
force to housing to what Jay Powell’s thinking.”—Kai Ryssdal,
host of NPR’s Marketplace
“Kyla is a master at explaining even the most complex and arcane
subjects with verve, wit and creativity—whether it’s the mechanics
of the US debt ceiling, the ‘vibecession’ or the nuances of meme
investing. We’re lucky we have Kyla around to show us how it all
works.”—Tracy Alloway, Bloomberg journalist and co-host of the Odd
Lots podcast
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