Megan Murphy

Megan Murphy is an award-winning journalist and commentator whose 20-year career has spanned multiple countries and events, from the 2016 presidential campaign to the global financial crisis. Most recently, Murphy served as editor-in-chief of Bloomberg Businessweek, the US’s oldest weekly business publication. Under her direction, Businessweek relaunched in early 2017 with a fresh editorial mission and style. Previously, Murphy led Bloomberg’s US political and government coverage as executive editor and Washington Bureau Chief, overseeing more than 200 journalists across the organization’s print, digital and television platforms. Prior to that, Murphy spent eight years at the Financial Times in a London in a variety of roles, including Washington Bureau Chief and creator of its digital breaking news platform, FastFT.

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