Biography

Suzanne Nam is a contributing editor for Forbes Magazine, where she covers business in Asia. She has written about some of the region’s wealthiest entrepreneurs, from Philippine gambling mogul Andrew Tan to Thailand’s former prime minister Thanksin Shinawatra. Suzanne has also just written a guidebook about Thailand for Avalon Press and is currently working on a city guide to Bangkok for the same imprint.

In addition to her work at Forbes, Suzanne can also occasionally be heard on American Public Media’s Marketplace and seen on Channel News Asia covering breaking news from Thailand’s 2006 coup to the devastating cyclone that hit Burma in 2007.

Suzanne has a masters degree from the Columbia School of Journalism. Before becoming a reporter, Suzanne practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts.