Yasmin Ghahremani Expertise: Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Insurance, Consumer Reports & Scores Title: Associate Editorial Director, Financial Products & Services Education: University of Texas at Austin, Columbia University Location: Austin, Texas Highlights Oversees strategy for content related to financial products, such as credit cards, insurance, loans, and banking accounts.Former managing editor at CreditCards.com and Wise Bread.Former contract editor at Lending Tree.Experienced journalist who has worked for CNN and CNBC, and whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, Crain's New York Business, CFO magazine, and many other outlets. Experience Yasmin Ghahremani has more than two decades of journalism experience, including 10 years educating consumers about personal finance. In April, 2019, she joined The Balance as a senior editor overseeing reviews of credit cards and other financial products. She is now associate editorial director, providing strategy and operations leadership around educational content designed to help consumers make the best financial choices for their needs. Previously, Yasmin was a managing editor at CreditCards.com and Wise Bread, and a contract editor at LendingTree.Yasmin has also had an extensive international career covering business, technology, and the environment for broadcast and print outlets, including CNN, CNBC, and Asiaweek magazine. She has worked in the U.S., Hong Kong, and Australia. Education Yasmin has a B.S. in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University. About The Balance The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.