ial ▁election ▁campaign ▁of ▁ ▁Steve ▁For bes ▁following ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁man aging ▁editor ▁at ▁For bes ▁magazine . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁married , ▁has ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁G ret chen ▁M org enson ▁became ▁the ▁assistant ▁business ▁and ▁financial ▁editor ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁about ▁the ▁conflicts ▁of ▁interests ▁between ▁financial ▁anal yst s ▁and ▁their ▁employ ers ▁who ▁generate ▁income ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁companies ▁that ▁the ▁anal yst s ▁assess . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁M org enson ▁has ▁been ▁foc using ▁on ▁executive ▁compens ation ▁packages ▁being ▁paid ▁by ▁American ▁companies ▁that ▁she ▁as ser ts ▁have ▁reached ▁levels ▁far ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁what ▁can ▁be ▁just ified ▁to ▁share hold ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁M org enson ▁broke ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁Wall ▁Street ▁anal yst ▁( M att hew ▁Murray ) ▁who ▁was ▁fired ▁shortly ▁after ▁he ▁reported ▁emails ▁to ▁Congress ▁concerning ▁potential ▁viol ations ▁of ▁SE C ▁reg ulation ▁AC ▁by ▁the ▁invest ment ▁bank ▁( R od man ▁& ▁R ens h aw ) ▁that ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁emails ▁alleg edly ▁documented ▁that ▁the ▁invest ment ▁bank ▁wouldn ' t ▁let ▁the ▁anal yst ▁lower ▁his ▁rating , ▁or ▁have ▁his ▁name ▁removed ▁from ▁coverage , ▁of ▁an ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁client