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Brooke Masters is the FT’s Chief Business Commentator and an Associate Editor. She has previously served as Opinion and Analysis Editor, Companies Editor, Chief Regulation Correspondent, City Correspondent and as a contributor to the Lex column. She spent the first part of her career in the US covering a variety of beats for the FT and the Washington Post including financial regulation, criminal justice, local politics and education.
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