Simon Denyer

Born in Portsmouth, Simon Denyer studied Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge, and worked as an economist in the City of London before changing to a career in journalism after a long stint of travelling. As a correspondent for Reuters he worked in numerous places, including New York, Latin America Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Washington covering various significant events including the 24 Indian general election and the Asian tsunami. He is now based in Beijing as the Washington Post?s China Bureau Chief, as well as being President of the Foreign Correspondents? Club of South Asia.