Lisa Rowan

Lisa Rowan is a writer and editor based in St. Petersburg, Florida. She is a staff writer at Forbes Advisor, where she covers banking and personal finance. She was previously a staff writer at Lifehacker covering personal finance for the “Two Cents” vertical. Prior to that, she was a senior writer and on-air analyst at The Penny Hoarder, where she launched the “Dear Penny” advice column syndicated by The Tampa Bay Times. A graduate of the University of Maryland and Georgetown University, her work has appeared in Retail Dive, The Washington Post, Family Circle, CityLab, and the Washington City Paper, among others.