John Micklethwait

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John Micklethwait, born in 1962, is editor-in-chief of The Economist magazine since March 23, 2006. Previously he was United States editor of the publication.

Micklethwait was educated at Ampleforth and Magdalen College, Oxford. He joined the Economist in 1987, previously having worked for Chase Manhattan Bank.

Micklethwait also wrote the books The Company — A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea, The Right Nation and The Witch Doctors and coined the word Cosmocrat.

[edit] External links

• John Micklethwait discusses, The Right Nation, at the Carnegie Council
• Economist listing
• John Micklethwait Appointed Editor of The Economist from Yahoo!/PR Newswire
• Biography from the London Speaker Bureau
• Interview on OpenDemocracy.net
• Biography from Random House

Preceded by: Bill Emmott

Editor of The Economist 2006-present

Succeeded by: incumbent