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Brooke Masters

Opinion and Analysis Editor

Brooke Masters has been the FT’s Comment and Analysis Editor since 2018. She has previously served as Companies Editor, Chief Regulation Correspondent, City correspondent and as a contributor to the Lex column. She spent the first part of her career in the US covering a variety of beats including criminal justice, local politics and education for the Washington Post.

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