William Wright

William launched New Financial in 2014 to make the case for bigger and better capital markets in Europe as a force for economic and social good. He previously spent 18 years as a financial journalist as the editor, publisher, and member of the launch team at Financial News, which was acquired by the Wall Street Journal in 2007. He has presented at the Informal Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers three times, and works closely with governments, supervisors, and the industry across Europe to help shape the future of capital markets. He was educated at Oxford, London, and INSEAD, and has lived and worked in France, Germany, and Hungary.