About Amanda Hankel
Current Role
Managing editor, LendEDU
Expertise
- Writing
- Editing
- Digital Publishing
Degrees
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin
Personal Finance Experience
Amanda pursued a journalism degree because she loved to ask questions. Learning about a subject she had previously known nothing about and then bringing that story to life in a useful and interesting piece of content was her dream.
And she has spent the last 15 years of her career doing just that.
She began her editing career as a trade magazine editor covering various specific and technical topics—from manufacturing to surgery—before moving into SEO and book publishing, where she gained firm experience covering finance-related topics such as real estate investing, insurance, and retirement planning.
Amanda joined LendEDU in 2023 to continue the pursuit of her passion—taking often difficult-to-grasp concepts and figuring out how to best present them in a useful and understandable way to the people who need that information most.
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