Richard Lapper
Associate Fellow, Global Economy and Finance
Contact information
+44 (0)75 2512 0829
Summary
Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant, specializing in Latin America. He has extensive experience as a journalist in the region. He is currently an editorial board member at Americas Quarterly, the publication of the Council of the Americas in New York.
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.
Expertise
- The contemporary politics and economics of Latin America.
- Business in Latin America
Experience
| 2010-15 | Principal, FT Brazil (subsequently Latam) Confidential |
| 2008-10 | Bureau Chief Southern Africa, Financial Times |
| 1998-2008 | Editor Latin America, Financial Times |
Broadcast experience
Fairly extensive radio interviews. Some TV.
Languages
- Spanish and Portuguese (broadcast standard)
- 'This is the border: a tale of two Nafta cities', Americas Quarterly, April 2017 (Upcoming)
- Central America is as violent as ever, what would it take to change Americas Quarterly, April 2016
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