Richard Lapper
Associate Fellow, US and the Americas Programme
Biography
Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant, specializing in Latin America. He has extensive experience as a journalist in the region.
He worked for the Financial Times for 25 years, occupying the post of Latin America editor between 1998 and 2008. He was a principal at FT Confidential between 2010 and 2015, an FT information service for investors.
He has written and broadcast widely on Latin America and Southern Africa and spoken at a range of international conferences.
Past experience
| 2010-15 | Principal, FT Brazil (subsequently Latam) Confidential |
| 2008-10 | Bureau Chief Southern Africa, Financial Times |
| 1998-2008 | Editor Latin America, Financial Times |
