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Ilana Greene

If you're a writer, or someone who's always dreamed of writing for a living, we can pretty much guarantee you will have a career crush…

If you're a writer, or someone who's always dreamed of writing for a living, we can pretty much guarantee you will have a career crush on Ilana Greene after reading this profile. As a freelance writer, Ilana pens frequent stories for Business Insider, Forbes, MarketWatch (Wall Street Journal), Reuters, Boston Globe, Fortune, Christian Science Monitor, TheStreet.com, Fast Company, Mass High Tech and many more. Her articles receive more than 10,000 hits a month. Ilana also is in the process of writing a book and starting a new YouTube program on fashion and finance with fashion icon Barbara Glass. If that wasn't enough to occupy her time Ilana also is the founder of PowerDown, a clean energy startup.

Before embarking on a freelance career Ilana attended Harvard and previous to that graduated Cum Laude with a Distinction in Research from Cornell University. She also spent time studying abroad at the London School of Economics. Her resume also includes roles in equities trading at Goldman Sachs and William Blair.

Ilana loves to run in her free time. She loves it so much that she just completed a marathon. She also enjoys meeting new people, different events and since she's a self-proclaimed "total foodie" you will also find her trying new restaurants on a regular basis.