The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation is delighted to welcome Lionel Barber to our Board of Trustees. A distinguished author, broadcaster, and former Editor of the Financial Times (2005–2020), Lionel brings decades of expertise in financial journalism. During his tenure at the FT, he led its digital transformation, earning multiple industry awards and growing its global readership. He is also the co-presenter of the Media Confidential podcast and a senior adviser to Allen & Co. We look forward to his contributions to our mission of supporting the next generation of financial journalists.

His full biography can be found on our trustees page:

Lionel Barber is an author, broadcaster and former editor of the Financial Times (2005-2020). Gambling Man, his biography of Masayoshi Son, CEO and founder of SoftBank, was published in October 2024 by Penguin Random House. During his editorship, Lionel led the digital transformation of the FT, winning multiple prizes for its journalism. including three Newspaper of the Year awards and reaching 1m paying readers worldwide. Lionel lectures widely on business, finance and international affairs. At the FT, he interviewed many world leaders including Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and Narendra Modi. He is the recipient of the Legion d’Honneur and the Stella d’Italia for services to journalism and the transatlantic community, and until recently served as a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.  Lionel is the co-presenter of Media Confidential podcast, along with former editor of the Guardian Alan Rusbridger. He is also a senior adviser to Allen & Co in New York and a member of the international advisory board of Chubb.