Jane Lewis
Jane writes profiles for MoneyWeek and is city editor of The Week. A former British Society of Magazine Editors editor of the year, she cut her teeth in journalism editing The Daily Telegraph’s Letters page and writing gossip for the London Evening Standard – while contributing to a kaleidoscopic range of business magazines including Personnel Today, Edge, Microscope, Computing, PC Business World, and Business & Finance.
She has edited corporate publications for accountants BDO, business psychologists YSC Consulting, and the law firm Stephenson Harwood – also enjoying a stint as a researcher for the due diligence department of a global risk advisory firm.
Her sole book to date, Stay or Go? (2016), rehearsed the arguments on both sides of the EU referendum.
She lives in north London, has a degree in modern history from Trinity College, Oxford, and is currently learning to play the drums.
Latest articles by Jane Lewis
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Ray Dalio: the seer blindsided by a bug
Profiles When the financial crisis struck in 2008, Ray Dalio’s hedge fund was well prepared to profit and he has since enjoyed a reputation for prescience. He was, he admits, not so fortunate this time round.
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Peter Thiel: Utopian elite flee for "Galt’s Gulch"
Profiles Peter Thiel, the tech tycoon who founded PayPal, has long been prepared for a flight from societal collapse. As coronavirus panic spreads, where is the enigmatic billionaire now?
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Barclay twins: billionaire brothers square off in court
Profiles The Barclay twins spent 60 years building a business empire together. Now, they are squabbling over the spoils and threatening lawsuits.
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Jack Welch: Americans have got to “work like dogs”
Profiles Jack Welch saw earlier than most that Asian competitors were coming for corporate America’s lunch. He revolutionised business management in response, and came to define an era.
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Can “super geek” Jeff Bezos save the planet?
Profiles Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, seen by some as the “evil face of capitalism”, is becoming a power beyond the reach of his multi-tentacled company. His next aim is to halt climate change.
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Rishi Sunak: the maharaja of the Yorkshire Dales
Profiles Rishi Sunak is taking the reins of the world’s fifth-largest economy at a crucial juncture. The unflashy but likeable youngster may be just the man for the job.
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Les Wexner: the Merlin of the Mall loses his magic
Profiles Les Wexner built a retail empire from scratch and made a fortune in the process. He ended up placing his trust and many powers in the hands of disgraced tycoon Jeffrey Epstein. What went wrong?
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Bernie Ebbers: the downfall of the Telecom Cowboy
Profiles Bernie Ebbers had the starring role in the greatest rags-to-riches story in US corporate history. A plot twist at the end turned it into a different kind of morality tale.
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Kim Woo-choong: the ambiguous legacy of Daewoo's Chairman Kim
Profiles Former Daewoo chairman Kim Woo-choong inspired a generation of entrepreneurs. His empire collapsed and his career ended in ignominy, but was he to blame for his downfall? Jane Lewis reports
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Willie Walsh: the colourful scamp who saved BA
Profiles Willie Walsh is standing down after 15 years in the cockpit at Britain’s flagship airline. Few will miss his combative approach, but the industry is losing one of its most colourful characters.
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Carlos Ghosn: Le Cost Killer’s great jail break
Profiles Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan boss charged with fraud, fled captivity in Tokyo and is now a fugitive in Lebanon. His memoirs should make for fascinating reading.
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Neil Woodford rides again
Profiles Neil Woodford’s speedy descent made Icarus look like a slouch. Many thought he would now be spending more time with his horses. He’s actually plotting a comeback.
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The movers and shakers of 2019
Profiles Men make history, but not in circumstances of their own choosing, said Marx. Some men make more of it in less time than others. Here are four figures who changed the world this year.
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Pham Nhat Vuong: Vietnam’s Donald Trump
Profiles Not satisfied with a business empire that covers just about everything in his native Vietnam, property mogul Pham Nhat Vuong is making a move into the electric car business.
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Paul Volcker: the banking ace who crushed inflation
Profiles Paul Volcker, who died last week aged 92, was an inspirational figure whose controversial policies helped inaugurate the modern era.
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Jim Simons: the maths whizz who solved the market
Profiles Jim Simons loved maths and logic from an early age and enjoyed a rapid rise to the top in academia. Then he worked out how to create the greatest money-making machine in Wall Street history.
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Bernard Arnault: the wolf in cashmere
Profiles Bernard Arnault, the chief at luxury group LVMH, is known for his aggressive approach to deal making. His tilt at jeweller Tiffany could be his most transformative yet.
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Van der Vorm: the Dutch billionaires who keep schtum
Profiles The Rotterdam-based Van der Vorm family is one of the world’s richest clans, but if it is known at all, it is renowned for its silence. A canny bet on spectacles provided its latest multibillion-dollar windfall.
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Brendan Kennedy: the data geek taking cannibis mainstream
Profiles Brendan Kennedy was an early mover in the market as the world started to legalise cannabis. It seemed like a crazy and risky decision a decade ago. Now, he’s sitting on a fortune.
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Christine Lagarde: killer shark takes the helm at the ECB
Profiles Former IMF chief Christine Lagarde has a reputation for easy manners and good humour, but she has a ruthless streak. She’ll probably need it as she takes up her new role.
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Steve Schwarzman: Wall Street’s arch dealmaker
Profiles Steve Schwarzman has had an illustrious career in finance, while his friendship with Donald Trump has made him a pivotal figure in the US-China trade war. Yet he remains a relative unknown. Jane Lewis reports.
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Parker Schnabel: the dirt nerd who keeps striking gold
Profiles Parker Schnabel was a typical Alaskan teenager when he discovered gold exploration and reality television. Still only 25, he has excelled at both for a decade. What will he do next?
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Tom Ford: the perfectionist who rescued Gucci
Profiles Tom Ford made his name by pushing the “sex sells” mantra to extremes in the 1990s. But his latest collections and products have been tailored for a different age.
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Archie Norman: can the turnaround king save M&S?
Profiles Archie Norman is a retail grandee with a reputation for rescuing sinking ships. There were hopes he might do the same for Britain’s national high-street institution, but his old magic may be failing him.
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