World-respected journalist &
commentator on politics & economics.

Highlights

Clive Crook is one of the world’s most respected journalists. As a commentator, his principal interest is political economy—the intersection of politics and economics.

For some twenty years, Mr. Crook guided The Economist magazine’s editorial line across its broadly defined economics terrain. As its Deputy Editor for eleven years, he supervised its full range of interests in business, politics and international relations.

He is the author of hundreds of articles, almost all of them unsigned (in the magazine’s tradition of anonymity), including many of the magazine’s most memorable and influential editorials.

As The Economists’ chief economics commentator, he wrote frequently on global trade, development and the economic role of government.

In 2004, Mr. Crook co-chaired the Copenhagen Consensus project, a gathering of Nobel laureates and other world renowned economists aimed at framing global development priorities for the coming decades.

Clive Crook is a columnist for the Financial Times, based in Washington DC.

He also is senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly and a columnist for National Journal.

Clive Crook is much in demand in the United States and in Europe as a speaker on politics and economics, addressing a variety of business audiences on a wide range of subjects and speaking to broader audiences, as well.

Recent Work

Clive’s recent work includes:

The Future of the State—a noted survey of globalization and politics

The Good Company—a much-debated survey of corporate social responsibility

Topics

Obama, the Crash, and the Outlook for the US Economy

Corporate social responsibility

The future of Europe

Globalization—particularly the political dimension, international economy, India & China

American competitiveness; America’s place in the world

Globalisation of services—how far can it go?

Credentials

• Columnist, Financial Times
• Senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly
• Columnist, National Journal
• At The Economist
  • Deputy Editor
  • Economics Editor
  • Washington DC Correspondent
  • Economics Correspondent
• Former assistant to the British government’s Chief Economic Advisor
• Speechwriter, Her Majesty’s Treasury ministers
• Former consultant to the World Bank and chief editor of its annual World Development Reports
• Co-chair, Copenhagen Consensus project (2004)
• Education: Bolton School, Magdalen College, Oxford (foundation scholar) and London School of Economics

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