Andrew Left

Who is Andrew Left?

Andrew Left is a notable activist short seller and author and editor of the online investment newsletter Citron Research, formerly StockLemon.com. Founded in 2001, StockLemon.com changed its name to Citron Research in April 2007. Citron Research provides critical, short-focused stock market commentary. Left researches and short sells companies he believes to be engaged in fraud, have been suspiciously promoted, or have been mistakenly overpriced by the stock market.

A 2011 profile of Left in the Financial Times said “The acerbic Mr. Left relies on a keen nose for sniffing out problem companies.”

The Financial Times and other business publications have reported on Left’s notable predictive accuracy. A number of companies he has reported on were subsequently subjected to regulatory or law enforcement intervention, often resulting in steep drops in stock prices.

Left has been featured as an expert commentator in a variety of media outlets, including Barron’s, CNBC, and CNNMoney. Citron Research's report predicting the finding of financial fraud at Longtop Financial Technologies is cited in a 2011 Harvard Business School Case Study.