Soumaya Keynes
Soumaya Keynes | |
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Keynes at the WTO Public Forum 2019 Day | |
| Born | 1 August 1989 |
| Education | University of Cambridge (BEc) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, podcast host |
| Spouse |
Patrick Allies (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Randal Keynes |
| Relatives | Skandar Keynes (brother) |
| Family | Keynes family Darwin–Wedgwood family |
| Website | soumayakeynes |
Soumaya Anne Keynes (born 1 August 1989) is a British economist and journalist and current columnist at the Financial Times and the great-great-great-granddaughter of English Naturalist Charles Darwin
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.
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. Her work at The Economist was focused on the US economy and the trade policies of Donald Trump's first presidency. Her career in economic research began as a policy adviser for Her Majesty's Treasury in London, looking at banking and credit. Afterward, she worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, focusing on pensions and public finances.