Stephanie Flanders

Stephanie Flanders is a distinguished economist and journalist, currently serving as the head of Economics and Politics at Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Economics, bringing extensive experience in economic commentary and strategic analysis to global financial discussions. After serving as speechwriter and advisor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers from 1997 to 2001, Stephanie Flanders established herself as a leading voice in economic journalism and analysis.

Her career began as an economist at the London Business School and the Institute for Fiscal Studies, before she joined the Financial Times in 1994 as a leader writer and columnist. Following her influential tenure with the U.S. Treasury, Flanders became a reporter for The New York Times in 2001, prior to her significant move to the BBC. Flanders joined BBC’s Newsnight in 2002, where she excelled as its economics editor until 2008, providing focused economic reporting which included a comprehensive Panorama review in 2005.

Beyond her editorial leadership, Flanders has been instrumental in several significant initiatives. In 2016, she was appointed Chair of the Inclusive Growth Commission for the Royal Society of Arts, an influential body that published its final report in 2017, addressing key economic policy challenges. Demonstrating her broad engagement, she also serves as the Chair of Artichoke, a distinguished non-profit arts production company based in the UK, and is a dedicated trustee of the Kennedy Memorial Trust, contributing to academic and cultural endeavors outside of her primary economic journalism focus.