Europe Editor, The Economist

John Peet, Europe Editor of The Economist, was previously Business Affairs Editor (from 1998), responsible for the business, finance, economics and science & technology coverage of the paper. Prior to this he also had positions as Brussels Correspondent, Executive Editor, Surveys Editor, Finance Correspondent, Washington, DC, Correspondent and Britain Correspondent. Before joining The Economist he was a civil servant, working for the Treasury and the Foreign Office from 1976 to 1986.