Jonathan Ford

Jonathan Ford is a journalist, editor, writer and podcast presenter with a focus on energy, nuclear power, finance and politics.

He became the FT’s chief leader writer in 2010, and wrote a weekly business column from 2014 before leaving in 2021. He subsequently co-founded a podcast, 'A Long Time in Finance', which sets economic and financial stories in a historical context. Previously, he worked as an investment banker before becoming a financial journalist at the Evening Standard, and then the Financial Times. In 2000, he co-founded an internet media company, Breakingviews.

His writing has appeared in publications including Bloomberg, Prospect, the Telegraph, the Spectator, the Economist, The Times, Business Week, the Guardian, the Independent, and the TLS.