Charles Fishman is a senior editor at Fast Company. His award-winning cover story on Wal-Mart generated the strongest reader response in the history of the magazine. In 2005 he was awarded the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award, the highest award in business journalism, and he had been a finalist for the Loeb in three of the last four years. In 2004 his story about Wal-Mart was given the New York Press Club’s award for the best magazine story about business. He has appeared regularly on NPR, CNN and Fox News.