Mary O'Grady

Mary Anastasia O'Grady, also published as Mary O'Grady, is an editor of The Wall Street Journal and member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board since 2005. She writes predominantly on Latin America and is a co-editor of the Index of Economic Freedom. She is a recipient of the Bastiat Prize. Biography Education A 1975 graduate of Guilford (CT) Senior High School, O'Grady earned a bachelor's degree in English from Assumption College and later received an MBA from Pace University in financial management. Career Before her work for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), she was an options strategist for Advest, Thomson McKinnon Securities then Merrill Lynch, where she worked for 10 years.