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.
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Wagamama founder Alan Yau uses his noodle
Profiles In 1988 Alan Yau turned his back on an academic career and opened a Chinese takeaway. The chain of canteen-style restaurants he launched later recently sold for record-breaking sums. Jane Lewis reports.
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The downfall of Mike Lynch, “Britain’s Bill Gates”
Profiles Mike Lynch is an outstandingly clever and stimulating character who sold his “tech darling”, Autonomy, for $11.7bn in 2011. Since then he’s been mired in legal wranglings over that sale.
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Denise Coates: the quiet queen of online betting
Profiles Denise Coates set up a business from a portable office in a car park in Stoke on Trent in the early 2000s. What she built from there was a money-printing machine. Jane Lewis reports.
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Stan Lee: the likeable hustler who remade the comic
Profiles Stan Lee may never have written the Great American Novel he dreamed of, but his superhero creations were beloved by millions and he created a franchise that made billions.
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Andrew Yang: start-up expert aiming for the US presidency
Profiles Andrew Yang cut his teeth in the dotcom bubble before establishing a US-wide business. Now he wants to lead his country and introduce a “freedom dividend”. Jane Lewis reports.
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Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha: duty-free king with the Midas touch
Profiles Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha made his fortune in Thailand before buying Leicester City for a song. He then helped the club overcome odds of 5,000-1 to win the Premier League.
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Philip Green: a knight in tarnished armour
Profiles Philip Green worked his way up from difficult circumstances to become the king of the high street. But his runaway ego has always been his greatest enemy.
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Paul Allen: the genius who made Microsoft
Profiles Paul Allen, Bill Gates’ early business partner, has died, aged 65. He was the visionary and “ideas man” behind the firm that went on to rule the world
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The cookie crumbles for Luke Johnson
Profiles Serial entrepreneur and business pundit Luke Johnson was supposed to have a knack for spotting successful restaurant formats. The Patisserie Valerie scandal has taken a bite out of his reputation. Jane Lewis reports.
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Jair Bolsonaro: the Trump of the Tropics set to lead Brazil
Profiles Pervasive corruption in Latin America’s biggest economy threatens to propel another populist to power. Jair Bolsonaro, a brash, misogynistic former army captain, could wreak havoc. Jane Lewis reports.
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Yusaku Maezawa: the punk embarking on a space oddity
Profiles Japanese fashion tycoon and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has bagged a seat on Elon Musk’s trip round the moon. That will crown an already impressive journey from the suburbs.
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Jim Chanos: the short-seller who called Enron
Profiles Jim Chanos has such a good long-term record betting on share price declines that he is known as “the catastrophe capitalist”. But he has struggled since the financial crisis. Jane Lewis reports.
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Julian Dunkerton: Superdry’s serial entrepreneur
Profiles Julian Dunkerton started out selling clothes at a stall in Cheltenham in 1985. Now he has built a global brand present in 46 countries and is venturing into drinks and hotels. Jane Lewis reports.
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The villains behind the financial crisis
Profiles Ten years on, perhaps the most surprising thing about the financial crisis is the fact that almost everyone involved got away scot-free. Below, Jane Lewis looks at five of the main culprits – and where they are now.
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Aliko Dangote: Africa’s humble King of Cement
Profiles An audacious project to build a vast oil refinery in Nigeria could be the crowning achievement of African tycoon Aliko Dangote’s already impressive CV, reports Jane Lewis.
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Trevor Hemmings: the flat-cap billionaire battling RBS
Profiles When leisure tycoon Trevor Hemmings lost a large chunk of money in the 2008 banking bail out, he joined the shareholders’ fight for compensation. A decade later, he’s still going. Jane Lewis reports.
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Alexis Tsipras: from Greek Corbyn to EU poster boy
Profiles Alexis Tsipras, who leads the far-left Syriza party, took part in school sit-ins and named his son after Che Guevara. Then he morphed into a pragmatist who kept Greece in the euro. Jane Lewis reports.
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Mike Ashley: building the Harrods of the high street
Profiles Mike Ashley, the billionaire bruiser who founded Sports Direct, is gradually taking his brand upmarket. His track record suggests we shouldn’t dismiss his chances of reviving House of Fraser. Jane Lewis reports.
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Patrick Soon-Shiong: the doctor tackling fake news
Profiles Patrick Soon-Shiong made a $9bn fortune in biotechnology. Now he wants to spend it curing a very different kind of disease – the spread of bad journalism. Jane Lewis reports.
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The wit and wisdom of Sergio Marchionne
Profiles The death of Sergio Marchionne, the “saviour” of Fiat and Chrysler, leaves a massive gap in the leadership of the global car industry, reports Jane Lewis.
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Kylie Jenner: the reality-TV star making a billion
Profiles A self-made businesswoman, or just famous for being famous? Either way, Kylie Jenner is on track to become the youngest billionaire on record. Jane Lewis reports.
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James Benamor: Britain’s billionaire subprime lender
Profiles James Benamor escaped a troubled childhood and survived the 2008 financial crisis. Now he has carved out a profitable niche in a controversial industry. Jane Lewis reports.
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Stefano Pessina: the alchemist turning drugs into gold
Profiles Over 50 years and more than 1,500 deals, Stefano Pessina turned a struggling family firm into an international healthcare giant. What’s his next target? Jane Lewis reports.
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Atul Gawande: the writer shaking up US medicine
Profiles Atul Gawande doesn’t have the sort of CV you’d expect for someone running a healthcare joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan. That’s exactly why he was chosen. Jane Lewis reports.
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