Principal Analyst, Steel
CRU
Josh Spoores has spent over 20 years in market research and analytical roles in the wider steel industry. Joining CRU in 2012 as a Principal Analyst after 8 years of experience at a steel service center and a mill, Spoores is now CRU’s steel subject matter expert.
In this role, he works closely with clients, prospects, and the wider industry in leveraging CRU’s market-leading data to enhance strategic insights and improve decision making.
Managing Editor
Steel Market Update
Ethan Bernard is a Reporter and Editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008.
Later, he copy edited AMM's monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015-2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University.
Editor-in-Chief
Steel Market Update
Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief of Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube as well as aluminum.
Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press.
Cowden has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
Deputy Editor in Chief
Steel Market Update
David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his experience and expertise is within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service.
Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metal buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers.
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