Soumaya Keynes

Soumaya Keynes
Born (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 35)
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge (BA, MPhil)
Occupation(s)Journalist, podcast host
FatherRandal Keynes
RelativesSkandar Keynes (brother)
FamilyKeynes family, Darwin–Wedgwood family
Websitesoumayakeynes.com

Soumaya Anne Keynes (born 1 August 1989)[1] is a British journalist and current economics columnist at the Financial Times.[2]

In addition to her work as a columnist for the FT, she started hosting a new podcast for them in May 2024, on economic matters.[3]

Before joining the Financial Times, she worked for eight years as the Britain economics editor at The Economist magazine. She co-hosted The Economist's Money Talks podcast, and co-founded and co-hosted Trade Talks, a podcast covering economic trade, from 2017-2021.[4][5] Her work at The Economist was focused on the US economy and the trade policies of Donald Trump's first presidency.[6] Her career in economic research began as a policy adviser for Her Majesty's Treasury in London, looking at banking and credit.[7][8] Afterward, she worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, focusing on pensions and public finances.[6][7][9]

Soumaya Keynes at the WTO Public Forum 2019 Day
Soumaya at the WTO Public Forum 2019 Day 1
  1. ^ @soumayakeynes (31 July 2019). "it's my 30th birthday tomorrow which is fine because there will be no news" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Soumaya Keynes | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes". ft.com. Financial Times. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Soumaya Keynes". Economist. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Trump's trade policy is topic of talk by Economist editor". YaleNews. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b Avenue, Tobin Lounge See map 28 Hillhouse (5 September 2019). "Poynter Fellowship: Soumaya Keynes". Office of Public Affairs & Communications. Retrieved 20 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b "Soumaya Keynes". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Soumaya Keynes". Center for Automotive Research. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. ^ Keynes, Soumaya. "Soumaya Keynes". VoxEU.org. Retrieved 20 November 2019.