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Editorial Team

Michael Stutchbury
Michael Stutchbury

Editor-in-chief

Michael Stutchbury is Editor-in-chief. He is in his fourth decade of writing for and editing national newspapers. After nearly six years as editor of The Australian, he returned to the Financial Review as editor-in-chief in 2011. Email Michael at mstutchbury@afr.com

Fiona Buffini
Fiona Buffini

Editor

Fiona Buffini is the Editor of The Australian Financial Review. She is a former deputy editor (digital); news director and news editor. Email Fiona at fbuffini@afr.com

Cosima Marriner
Cosima Marriner

Managing editor

Cosima Marriner is the Managing editor. She is a former deputy editor at The Sydney Morning Herald and a former editor of The Sun-Herald. Email Cosima at cmarriner@afr.com

Jessica Gardner
Jessica Gardner

News director

Jessica Gardner is the Financial Review's News Director. She has previously edited the Companies and Markets section. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.com

Joanna Mather
Joanna Mather

Deputy news director

Joanna Mather works in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with Joanna on Twitter. Email Joanna at jmather@afr.com

Andrew Burke
Andrew Burke

AFR Weekend editor

Andrew Burke is the editor of AFR Weekend, based in the Sydney newsroom. He has worked at the Financial Times in London, the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and reported from across Asia and the Middle East. Connect with Andrew on Twitter. Email Andrew at aburke@afr.com

Mary-Ellen Hepworth
Mary-Ellen Hepworth

Head of production

Mary-Ellen Hepworth is an experienced production journalist. Email Mary-Ellen at maryellen.hepworth@afr.com.au

Peter Braig
Peter Braig

Photo editor

Peter Braig is photo editor for The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Peter on Twitter.

Matthew Drummond
Matthew Drummond

AFR Magazine editor

Matthew Drummond edits AFR Magazine, our premium monthly inserted magazine that covers business, politics, fashion, design, food and wine, and is home to the Rich List, Young Rich List and the Power lists. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at matthew.drummond@afr.com.au

Tony Boyd
Tony Boyd

Columnist

Tony Boyd is the Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com

James Thomson
James Thomson

Columnist

James Thomson is a Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com

Ben Potter
Ben Potter

Companies editor

Ben Potter edits the companies & markets section. He previously wrote on energy, climate change and innovation, and has been Washington correspondent and opinion editor. Connect with Ben on Twitter. Email Ben at bpotter@afr.com

James Daggar-Nickson
James Daggar-Nickson

Companies and markets deputy editor

James Daggar-Nixon is the deputy editor for the companies and markets section based in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at james.daggar-nickson@afr.com

Angela Macdonald-Smith
Angela Macdonald-Smith

Senior resources writer

Angela Macdonald-Smith writes on the resources industry with a focus on energy, including gas, oil, electricity and renewables. Connect with Angela on Twitter. Email Angela at amacdonald-smith@afr.com

James Eyers
James Eyers

Senior Reporter

James Eyers writes on banking, fintech and technology. Based in our Sydney newsroom, James is a former Legal Affairs and Capital editor for the Financial Review Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at jeyers@afr.com.au

Peter Ker
Peter Ker

Resources reporter

Peter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne. Connect with Peter on Twitter. Email Peter at pker@afr.com

Sue Mitchell
Sue Mitchell

Columnist

Sue Mitchell writes the fortnightly Window Shopping column for the Financial Review and has covered retailing for over 30 years. Connect with Sue on Twitter. Email Sue at smitchell2045@gmail.com

Alana Piper
Alana Piper

Editor, AFR Live

Alana Piper is the editor of AFR Live and is responsible for the curation, growth and strategic direction of the The Australian Financial Review's premium events arm. She has more than 15 years of experience in corporate affairs, media, events.

Charis Perkins
Charis Perkins

Life & Leisure editor

Charis Perkins edits The Australian Financial Review's weekly lifestyle liftout, covering the arts, fashion, design, travel, wine, fine dining, sports, motoring and more. Life & Leisure is published online and in the Friday and weekend editions. Email Charis at cperkins@afr.com

Vesna Poljak
Vesna Poljak

Markets editor

Vesna Poljak is the Markets editor. She covers equities, bonds, currencies and the economy with a special interest in the investment industry, hedge funds and accounting. She is based in the Sydney newsroom. Connect with Vesna on Twitter. Email Vesna at vpoljak@afr.com

Karen Maley
Karen Maley

Columnist

Karen Maley writes on banking and finance, specialising in financial services, private equity and investment banking. Karen is based in Sydney. Connect with Karen on Twitter. Email Karen at karen.maley@afr.com

Phillip Coorey
Phillip Coorey

Political editor

Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

John Kehoe
John Kehoe

Economics editor

John Kehoe is Economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

Jennifer Hewett
Jennifer Hewett

Columnist

Jennifer Hewett is the National Affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com

Patrick Durkin
Patrick Durkin

BOSS Deputy editor

Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com

Mark Ludlow
Mark Ludlow

Queensland bureau chief

Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com

Kevin Chinnery
Kevin Chinnery

Opinion editor

Kevin Chinnery is the opinion editor and an editorial leader writer. He covered trade and industry across the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and Hong Kong, and is a former editor of BRW magazine. Connect with Kevin on Twitter. Email Kevin at kchinnery@afr.com

Jeremy Sammut
Jeremy Sammut

Deputy Opinion editor

Jeremy Sammut has a PhD in Australian political history and was formerly a senior researcher at the Centre for Independent Studies where he specialised in health and social policy. Email Jeremy at jeremy.sammut@afr.com

David Rowe

Cartoonist

David Rowe is the Walkley award-winning cartoonist for the Financial Review. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at drowe@afr.com

Edmund Tadros
Edmund Tadros

Media and marketing reporter

Edmund Tadros reports about the media and marketing sector. He previously led our coverage of the professional services sector. He is based in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with Edmund on Twitter. Email Edmund at edmundtadros@afr.com.au

Michael Pelly
Michael Pelly

Legal editor

Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com

Nick Lenaghan
Nick Lenaghan

Property editor

Nick Lenaghan edits the property section, which covers all aspects, from residential real estate and housing and construction to commercial property – office, retail, industrial – and major ASX-listed developers and real estate investment trusts. Connect with Nick on Twitter. Email Nick at nlenaghan@afr.com

Joe Aston
Joe Aston

Columnist

Joe Aston has helmed The Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column since 2012. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Joe on Facebook and Twitter. Email Joe at joe.aston@afr.com

Myriam Robin
Myriam Robin

Columnist

Myriam Robin is a Rear Window columnist based in the Financial Review's Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com

Julie-anne Sprague
Julie-anne Sprague

Rich List editor

Julie-anne Sprague co-edits our Rich Lists and covers entrepreneurs, wealth creation and investments. A senior journalist in our newsroom, Julie-anne has covered politics, property, agribusiness, retail and stockmarkets in both the UK and Australia. Connect with Julie-anne on Twitter. Email Julie-anne at jsprague@afr.com

Michael Bailey
Michael Bailey

Rich List co-editor

Michael Bailey writes on entrepreneurship and the arts. He is also responsible for the Financial Review's Rich Lists. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.bailey@afr.com

Sarah Thompson
Sarah Thompson

Street Talk editor

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com

Anthony Macdonald
Anthony Macdonald

Street Talk editor

Anthony Macdonald co-edits Street Talk, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets. He has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

Paul Smith
Paul Smith

Technology editor

Paul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com

Mark Mulligan
Mark Mulligan

World editor

Mark Mulligan is the world editor and a former markets and economics writer. He was a Financial Times correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.mulligan@afr.com.au

Hans van Leeuwen
Hans van Leeuwen

Europe correspondent

Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

Matthew Cranston
Matthew Cranston

United States correspondent

Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

Jacob Greber
Jacob Greber

Senior correspondent

Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

Michael Smith
Michael Smith

North Asia correspondent

Michael Smith is the North Asia correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Tokyo. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com

Emma Connors
Emma Connors

South-East Asia correspondent

Emma Connors is the South-east Asia correspondent. She was editor of the Perspective and Review sections. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@afr.com