Kathleen J. Kiley

Journalist & Storyteller

United States

I began my career on Wall Street, reporting on mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs) for Investment Dealers’ Digest. I've written for NPR, The New York Times and The Telegraph on subjects ranging from technology and education to capital market issues. I was part of a startup team of journalists that launched an industry news site for KPMG, the Insiders, positioning the global firm as a source of digital news, analysis, and thought leadership. The readership for this high-profile project consisted of C-level executives, academics, and government officials. We grew this organically to 100,000 subscribers.

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Portfolio

Visual Storytelling

Deliciousfilm
01/19/2016
Isn't It Delicious | Film

An indie film heading for distribution January 2016. A dream to work on this project. International distribution in 2017.

YouTube
06/18/2015
Family ReEntry Interviews - Robert N. Collazo

Robert has the challenging task of finding meaningful employment. This is important because he knows without a good job, ex-offenders are likely to resort to crime again.

Vimeo
UN Interviews, Costa Rica

Captured some on-the-fly interviews at a UN conference in Costa Rica. The theme centered around the economic empowerment of women around the world.

Journalism

Invisible People
08/12/2023
'If You Only Knew The Half,' By Soulja

"People may perceive my work as begging or panhandling when I am just trying to survive," Soulja said about being disabled and living in poverty.

Invisible People
02/09/2021
How a Revolutionary Poet Helped the POOR Community Find Its Voice - Invisible People

Lisa "Tiny" Gray-García, 46, the Co-founder of POOR Magazine, often speaks in poetic verses about the poverty and injustices that have come to define and shape her life. Incarcerated for the "crime of being poor" when she was 18 years old set her on an unexpected path as a "revolutionary" poet, writer, activist, and co-creator of "Homefulness" in the San Francisco Bay Area, a poor and indigenous people-led solution to homelessness.

Next Avenue
07/21/2020
Laid Off From White-Collar Work? Consider Manufacturing

Starting working on this pre-COVID, and skyrocketing unemployment. This is a story about workers 50+ who found careers in advanced manufacturing. With those interviewed, they talked about age discrimination and how they found better work in the manufacturing industry, dispelling some out-dated myths. Fernando, 60+ found a new and better career, as did Alison featured in this photo.

Westport Magazine
01/01/2019
Meet CT’s Youngest Senator

Met Will well before he was was endorsed by former President Obama. He was an underdog candidate up against a seasoned politician. He was only 22 years old and still a senior at Georgetown University. Photo: Suzanne Sheridan

The Huffington Post
04/01/2016
It's My Brain Cancer and My Death

Tracey Gamer-Fanning, who has been at the forefront of our national conversation about a patient's right to use cannabis and medical marijuana to treat chronic and terminal illness, has a new public platform that may spur some unexpected and welcome conversations.

Townvibe
2015
What Is the Equus Effect?

This organization uses horses to help heal veterans' war wounds. The wounds may be invisible to most of us, but not to the horses. Being seen is very healing.

HuffPost
06/21/2013
ACT UP Members Reunite, Without the Anger -- At Least for Now

Twenty-five years ago, when ACT UP began fighting for better health care and drugs to halt the virus decimating the gay community, I was studying journalism at New York University. It was the late 1980s, and Randy Shilts' book And the Band Played On had just been published.

Fairfield Magazine (Townvibe)
04/01/2012
Breaking Away

Interview with Fairfield resident and actor Keir Dullea (2001 Space Odyssey) while he was on his daily 20-mile bike ride.

Connecticut Watchdog
2011
It's Hard Work Planting Chard

I wanted to start a blog on organic farming in Connecticut, where I also live besides Manhattan. CTwatchdog.com, a well-known blog in the state, invited me to start one.

The Telegraph
2011
Cash in a Cold Climate

I wrote a series of special sections for The London Telegraph, along with a great team of other journalists. I enjoy knowing what is going on in the world economy.

Fairfield Magazine
2010
Digging Deep

This story tapped into an emerging trend -- organic farming in our backyards and our town commons. These women aren't your typical farmers either.

Westport Magazine
2001
Dot-Coms, High Stakes

Experienced business people in Westport, Conn., a wealthy enclave outside of New York City, are getting into the high-risk game, too.

HuffPost
10/13/2015
Housing for My Mother: A Young Woman's Quest to Help Shelter

For Chavisa Woods, a New York City-based novelist, known for her distinct voice in capturing life in rural America, campaigning to get an affordable camper for her homeless mother before the onset of winter resembles a passage from one of her novels.

WSHU PUBLIC RADIO
2009
From Pushing Paper to Pushing Food Carts

A simple observation can sometimes uncover something great, including incredible cupcakes. I discovered smart people were making a good living as street vendors.

Executive Decision Magazine
2005
Mind Over Matter

Buddhist Michael Roach, author of The Diamond Cutter, says why not become rich and here's how.

Business Content & Analysis

2010/2011
Digital immersion/Shifting Culture

We created a global portal for senior marketers at a Fortune 500 company to exchange innovative digital marketing ideas and concepts.

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
2011
Home | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

YIVO is dedicated to the study of the history, language, religion, folkways and material culture of Jews in Eastern Europe and Russia. Worked on the the extensive redesign and copy.

Corporate Counsel
2010
Creating Thought Leadership to Stand Out

Produced several financial/regulatory thought-leadership articles for BDO Consulting.This required taking complex issues and turning them into compelling analyses.

KPMG INSIDERS
2007
KPMG Insiders, Insights

KPMG Insiders published a quarterly collection of analysis and insights produced by the Insiders' team.