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Emma Tucker

Emma Tucker

Emma Tucker

Editor in Chief

The Wall Street Journal

Speaking at

Thursday 20 June, 10:45 - 11:00

Secret Speaker: Bold Storytelling and Voices Under Siege

Biography

Emma Tucker is editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. She is responsible for all global news gathering and editorial operations.

Previously, Emma was editor of The Sunday Times—the first female editor of the paper in more than a century. Before that she worked at The Times, where she held several roles including associate features editor and editor of T2, The Times award-winning daily features supplement. Emma also served as editorial director where she helped foster a closer working relationship between the editorial and commercial teams, before being appointed deputy editor.

Prior to The Times, Emma was a reporter with the Financial Times where she covered economics before moving to work in the Brussels and Berlin bureaus. She returned to London in 2001 where she served in several leadership positions.