Simon Zekaria

About

I am a senior European journalism professional with more than 20 years’ experience working for the world’s pre-eminent news and media corporations. Lead correspondent with established global reputation and experience for breaking-news feature reporting, longform reporting, investigative reporting, editing, newsgathering, news production and news analysis/ commentary.I currently work as a senior correspondent for MLex, a global news agency focused on uncovering risk across multiple areas, including competition policy, bribery, corruption and data/privacy. I was hired to lead the UK news coverage on competition policy and related matters.Previously, I was a correspondent and staff writer for the Wall Street Journal in London, covering headline areas such as media, technology and luxury goods. I was also a specialized features writer for the Journal, including on British politics, business and sport. I was an opinion piece on writer on a range of subjects crossing business, economics, politics, sport and corporate affairs.For several years, I was a correspondent in Brussels covering European affairs, working for Agence France-Presse and Thomson Reuters.I have lived in London, Edinburgh, Paris and Brussels. I graduated from Edinburgh University with Masters degrees in English Literature and Law.