Michael Monroe Lewis is an American author and financial journalist. He has been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, focusing primarily on business, finance, and economics. Lewis is particularly known for his nonfiction work, especially his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance.

Early Life and Education
Lewis was born in New Orleans and attended Princeton University, where he graduated with a degree in art history. Following this, he attended the London School of Economics.

Career
In the 1980s, Lewis began his career on Wall Street as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers. This experience inspired him to write his first book, Liar's Poker (1989). He later authored Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (2003), exploring the success of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. His 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, was adapted into a film in 2009. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine was released in 2010, with its film adaptation following in 2015.

Lewis’s works have been recognized, winning two Los Angeles Times Book Prizes and achieving the number one spot on The New York Times Best Seller list, including his latest book, Going Infinite (2023).