Timothy L. O'Brien

Timothy L. O'Brien
Timothy L. O'Brien
	O'Brien in 2005
Occupation(s)	Journalist, author

Timothy L. O'Brien (born 1961) is an American journalist, author and television commentator.

Early life and education

Born in Illinois, O'Brien is a graduate of Loyola Academy and Georgetown University, where he studied literature. He has three master's degrees from Columbia University, in history, journalism, and business.

Journalism career

O'Brien is the executive editor of

The Huffington Post and has been a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal and Talk. O'Brien edited a multi-part series on wounded war veterans that won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2012. He is also a recipient of a Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Journalism. He helped oversee a team of New York Times reporters that was a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service finalist for its coverage of the 2008 financial crisis. O'Brien is also a contributing, on-air analyst with NBC/MSNBC

where he frequently appears to discuss politics and national affairs.