David Wharton, Editor-in-Chief at the Five Star Institute, has 20 years' experience in journalism and an extensive and diversified portfolio of freelance material, with published contributions in both online and print media publications. He has been with Five Star since 2017, initially serving as an Online Editor. Wharton previously worked at Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information firm, focusing on producing media content related to tax and accounting principles and government rules and regulations for accounting professionals. Wharton is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he received his B.A. in English and minored in Journalism. He can be reached at David.Wharton@thefivestar.com.