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Connie Johnson Hambley
Brief Bio:

CONNIE JOHNSON HAMBLEY grew up on a New York dairy farm and all would have been idyllic if an arsonist hadn’t torched her family’s barn. A retropspective of the story can be found here.

Bucolic bubble burst, she began to steadfastly plot her revenge against all bad guys, real and imagined. After receiving her law degree, she moved to Boston and wrote for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Nature, MassHighTech, and other wonky outlets as she honed her skills of reaching readers at a deep emotional level with great research, laser-sharp focus on detail, and persuasive writing. Her high-concept thrillers feature remarkable women entangled in modern-day crimes and walk the reader on the razor’s edge between good and evil. Connie delights in creating worlds where the good guys win–eventually.

Her short stories, Giving Voice and Black Ice won acceptance in Best New England Crime Stories: Windward (2016) and Snowbound (2017), respectively, published by Level Best Books, The Brew published by Mystery Magazine and Currents in Mystery Writers of America anthology Crime Hits Home. The third book in The Jessica Trilogy, The Wake, joins The Charity and The Troubles. Connie is a two-time winner of Best English Fiction literary award at the EQUUS International Film Festival in New York City.

She is a past president and featured speaker of the New England chapter of Sisters in Crime, a member of Mystery Writers of America, and Co-Chair of New England Crime Bake.

Speaker Bio:

Connie Johnson Hambley has over 25 years of business experience in finance, law and entrepreneurial enterprises. Always interested in what is new and emerging, Connie’s extensive relationships have connected her with inventors and investors spanning companies from biotech to Clean Tech.  In tandem with pursuing her career, Connie has leveraged her industry knowledge into distinctive writing engagements. Connie has been a Featured Columnist for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and invited contributor to MassachusettsHighTech and Nature Biotechnology. Most recently, her writing pursuits include the release of suspense thrillers, The Charity, The Troubles, and The Wake. Connie is a dynamic speaker on many topics. 

Launching successful books is similar to launching a business and Connie has experience on both sides of the business startup area. As Chief Operating Officer of a New York based children’s furnishings company and as president and founder of her own company, Connie has worked extensively in the venture capital and angel funding networks writing business plans and presenting businesses to the VC community. She has used those connections and the knowledge gained through them to help emerging companies source the best possible talent and create dynamic teams. Connie understands the full spectrum of pressures involved in making entrepreneurial dreams into reality.

Connie’s entry into the writing world began when she researched and wrote articles on the promise of angiogenesis therapies. The physicians and scientists she met through that article piqued her interest in the business of drug discovery and bringing those therapies to market. Connie's consistent access to industry leaders provided insight into the surprising growth areas in today's economy. The ability to articulate difficult concepts into interesting and readable articles is an essential skill for writing fiction, but she soon discovered that making stuff up is much more fun.

Connie continues to draw on her breadth of experience in creating reader communities. Additional business experience includes being a Vice President for a major Boston bank, where she managed daily cash flow, investment position and portfolios of corporations. Her legal experience includes Fidelity Investments, also of Boston, where she worked closely with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the management of mutual funds. Each experience forms the basis of plot lines in her books and helps with the day-to-day management of social media and marketing.

Early in her career she was a co-director and general partner of a talent and advertising firm where she created targeted ad campaigns giving her experience in all advertising mediums. Connie has also been an adjunct professor of finance at the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College pioneering graduate level courses in treasury management in conjunction with the Treasury Management Association.

Connie is an avid skier, cyclist and loves horseback riding and scuba diving. One scuba diving adventure to Belize was featured in Outside Magazine and a unique and successful working arrangement was featured in a book, Momprenuers Online by Patricia Cobe and Ellen H. Parlapiano. Perigee Books. Current volunteer endeavors include working as a horse handler for Windrush Farm Therapeutic Riding Center - helping those with physical and mental disabilities access the joy and thrill of riding - and is an active member of the New England Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Being a mentor for young professionals in science through the Boston chapter of the Healthcare Businesswoman’s Association has helped her to "walk the walk" in actively cultivating strong and confident women.  

Connie has also been a member of the Sino-American Pharmaceutical Association. She has ridden horseback in the jungles of Central America, walked barefoot along ancient Mayan ruins, kissed the Blarney Stone, walked the Great Wall of China, and looks forward to her next trip to Shanghai.

Interviews include: Massachusetts’ Horse Magazine: A Wild Ride; Boston’s Literati Scene TV Show; as Hallie Ephron’s guest on Jungle Red Writers: Ireland, Horses and Senseless Fire; as Hank Phillippi Ryan’s guest on Femmes Fatales blog: True Grit: Do You Have It?; Pawling Public Radio; Blog Talk Radio; Rounded Corner of the Writing WorldPoughkeepsie Journal In Minutes, A Generation’s Work Destroyed by Flames, and (Australian Author) Penny de Byl’s Five Minute Profile.
Her short stories, Giving Voice and Black Ice won acceptance in Best New England Crime Stories: Windward (2016) and Snowbound (2017), respectively, published by Level Best Books, and The Brew was published by Mystery Weekly magazine. The third book in The Jessica Trilogy, The Wake, joins The Charity and The Troubles and she is hard at work on a new series about human trafficking in New England. Connie is a two-time winner of Best English Fiction literary award at the EQUUS International Film Festival in New York City. She is a past resident and Featured Speaker of the New England chapter of Sisters in Crime, a member of Mystery Writers of America and Co-Chair of New England Crime Bake.

Connie received her Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School and lives in the Boston area with her husband and three children.