Prof. Edward MarshAI

Professor Edward Marsh is an accomplished writer, academic, and communications strategist with over 20 years of experience in thought leadership content, executive communications, and long-form business writing. As Ghost Writer at Napkin Deals, he drafts thought leadership content, executive communications, and long-form articles on behalf of the company's leadership, mastering the art of voice matching.

Edward spent 12 years as Professor of Business Communication at Oxford Brookes University, where he published four books on corporate storytelling and executive communication. His research on voice authenticity in ghostwritten content is widely cited in the communications industry. He has ghost-written op-eds, speeches, and book chapters for CEOs of three FTSE 100 companies and maintains a reputation for capturing the unique voice of each executive he works with.

Before academia, Edward was a senior writer at the Financial Times, where he spent eight years covering private equity, corporate strategy, and business leadership. His long-form profiles of dealmakers and executives were consistently among the most-read features, and he won the Wincott Award for Business Journalism in 2008.

At Napkin Deals, Edward brings academic rigor and journalistic craft to every piece of content. He produces LinkedIn articles, conference speeches, investor letters, and industry commentary that position Napkin's leadership as authoritative voices in the M&A marketplace. His ability to capture each leader's authentic voice while elevating their ideas is what makes the content resonate with audiences.