Andrew Haigney

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Title: OUTCAST

Subtitle: A Dyslexic in an Ivy League World

Author: Andrew Haigney

Pub Date: September 29, 2026

Publisher: Louisburg Publishing

ISBN (Hardcover): 979-8-9956209-1-4

Page Count: 296

Subject: Biography & Autobiography / Memoir / Individuals with Disabilities / Finance

ABOUT THE BOOK

Growing up with severe dyslexia, he couldn't read, graduated last in his high school class, and never earned a college credit - facts he hid so completely that even those closest to him never knew. Hiding severe dyslexia behind hustle and instinct, he took an unconventional path which led him to the upper echelons of Wall Street.

At the peak of his career, he did the unthinkable. He walked away. He traded in his Beacon Hill lifestyle and went in search of a more authentic life. He packed his family into a luxury tour bus originally built for country music legend George Strait and spent a year on the road. He settled in rural Vermont where he did the one thing his dyslexia said he never could – he became a writer.

Honest, defiant and deeply human, Outcast is an uplifting account of neurodiversity, resilience, and success on one’s own terms.

Author Biography

Andrew Haigney built an accomplished Wall Street career while living with severe dyslexia. He wen too great lengths to conceal both his dyslexia and his lack of formal education. after decades of high-level success in the financial industry, he chose to tie out in search of a more authentic life, leaving high finance behind for a year-long journey across America with his young family in a custom tour bus that was originally built for country music legend George Strait. they eventually settled in rural Vermont, where he reinvented himself as, of all things, a writer. Today he reflects on a life shaped by dyslexia, resilience, curiosity, and seeing the world differently. He currently live in Boston with his wife and is the father of five grown children. OUTCAST: A Dyslexic in an Ivy League World is his first book.