Dana Vachon was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, raised in Chappaqua, New York, and graduated from Duke University - as he claims, 'cum nihil' - in 2002. After graduation, he worked as an analyst at JPMorgan. His writing has appeared in the International Herald Tribune, Men's Vogue, the New York Times and Salon. He lives in New York City.
In one slim volume [Vachon] updates the 1980s canon Bright Lights, Big City , Barbarians at the Gate , and Bonfire of the Vanities , taking readers into the depths of a young man's ordeal inside a thinly disguised Wall Street firm. -- Newsweek A witty and entertaining immorality tale which should earn Vachon many fans, if not necessarily among his friends and family. -- Jay McInerney A funny romp. -- People Dana Vachon exposes the carnal and financial lusts of his generation's privileged and ambitious as few others have in recent years. -- Candace Bushnell