Bruce Upbin is a Managing Editor of Forbes Media, responsible for its technology and wealth coverage.  Mr. Upbin joined Forbes as a Reporter in April 1995.  He became its Midwest Bureau Chief in 1997 and returned to New York in 2000 to manage the teams covering technology and health care.  In 2006, Mr. Upbin became one of the youngest Forbes editors to be named Assistant Managing Editor.  He has written and edited dozens of cover stories and regularly provides business commentary on CNN, NPR, CNBC and the BBC.  Prior to joining Forbes, Mr. Upbin worked as a speechwriter and freelance journalist.  He holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona.  He serves on the board of the Reading Odyssey.