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John Micklethwait - Wikipedia

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Richard John Micklethwait CBE (born 11 August 1962)^[1] is a British journalist who is the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, a position he has held since February 2015.^[2] He was previously the editor-in-chief of The Economist from 2006 to 2015.

Early life

Micklethwait was born in 1962, in London, and was educated at Ampleforth College (an independent school) and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied history.

Career

Micklethwait worked for Chase Manhattan Bank for two years and joined The Economist in 1987. Prior to becoming editor-in-chief, he was U.S. editor of the publication and ran the New York Bureau for two years. Before that, he edited the Business Section of the newspaper for four years. Micklethwait's other roles have included setting up an office in Los Angeles for The Economist, where he worked from 1990 to 1993. He has covered business and politics from the United States, Latin America, Continental Europe, Southern Africa, and Asia.

Appointed as editor-in-chief in March 2006, the first issue of The Economist published under his editorship was released on 7 April 2006. He was named Editors' Editor by the British Society of Magazine Editors in 2010.^[3] Micklethwait has frequently appeared on CNN, ABC News, BBC, C-SPAN, PBS and NPR.

In 2015, Micklethwait was appointed as a Trustee of the British Museum.^[4] He was also a delegate, along with two colleagues, at the 2010 Bilderberg Conference held in Spain. This group consists of an assembly of notable politicians, industrialists and financiers who meet annually to discuss issues on a non-disclosure basis.

Micklethwait was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to journalism and economics.^[5]

In November 2019, Micklethwait ordered his staff not to investigate their boss, Michael Bloomberg (nor any other Democratic candidates) during Bloomberg's presidential campaign.^[6]

In October 2024, Micklethwait interviewed President elect Donald Trump at the Economic Club of Chicago as Bloomberg's top editor.^[7]

Personal life

In September 2024, Micklethwait quietly married actress Kristin Scott Thomas after a five-year romance.^[8]

Bibliography

Micklethwait is the co-author of several books with Adrian Wooldridge, including:

The Witch Doctors (1996)
A Future Perfect: the Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalisation (2000)
The Company—A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (2003)
The Right Nation: A Study of Conservatism in America (2004)
God is Back (2009)
The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race To Reinvent The State (2014)
The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It (2020)

References

^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian Media. 11 August 2014. p. 31.
^ "At Bloomberg, John Micklethwait channels an ancient ancestor". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "BSME Award Winners 2010". British Society of Magazine Editors.
^ "Trustees". British Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B9.
^ Hirsch, Lauren; Schwartz, Brian (24 November 2019). "Bloomberg News will not investigate Mike Bloomberg or his Democratic rivals during primary". CNBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ Samuels, Brett (15 October 2024). "Donald Trump clashes with Bloomberg editor over tariffs". The Hill. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ Ahmed, Jabad (10 October 2024). "Slow Horses star Kristin Scott Thomas secretly marries journalist chief". Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

External links

Profile at The Economist
Inside The Economist Magazine- Stanford's Hoover Institution interview with Micklethwait
John Micklethwait: Great Minds like a think- Profile of Micklethwait from The Independent – Archived copy
Conversations With History Archived 19 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Interview with Micklethwait at the Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
Biography from the London Speaker Bureau
Interview on OpenDemocracy.net
Biography from Random House
Interview on The Alligator Online
Appearances on C-SPAN
- C-SPAN Q&A interview with Micklethwait, 2 December 2007
John Micklethwait on Charlie Rose

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