Author and Writer
Judith Crown is a freelance journalist specializing in business. Her recent work has focused on issues of equity and the wealth gap as well as fallout from the pandemic, mostly for Crain’s Chicago Business where she was on staff for nearly 15 years. Her work also has been published in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Chicago Magazine and the Chicago Tribune. Crown is co-author of a book on the iconic Schwinn Bicycle Co, “No Hands.” Before launching her freelance career five years ago, she was an editor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where she oversaw the alumni magazine. She serves on the board of the League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest.