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Dave Kansas has worked at TheStreet.com since September 1996, helping to build the news organization from its infancy. He became editor-in-chief in April 1997 and has directed the opening of the San Francisco bureau and the growth of TheStreet.com's international operations. Prior to TheStreet.com, Mr. Kansas worked for five years at The Wall Street Journal, most recently as the newspaper's senior financial markets reporter. While at the Journal, he also reported from several other cities on many subjects, including a stint in Tokyo covering the financial markets and Japanese economy. He has provided commentary for several television programs, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC and CNN. He has also appeared on Bloomberg and Dow Jones television. His writing has appeared in The New Republic, Red Herring, Upside, The Industry Standard and the New York Observer.