Christopher Grimes Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Tokyo, Japan

Along with Nikkei Asian Review's editor-in-chief, oversaw the editorial operation of Nikkei Asia, an award-winning publication with 12 bureaus and a growing staff of reporters. Served as the key editorial liaison between Nikkei Asia in Tokyo and the Financial Times in London.

Tokyo, Japan

Was responsible for commissioning, editing and overseeing the visual presentation of a weekly in-depth feature that ran on the cover of the print magazine and served as the anchor story of the Nikkei Asia website. Two of these cover stories were given prizes for excellence in the 2019 Society of Publishers in Asia Awards, while a third won honourable.

London, England Metropolitan Area

Led a team of editors responsible for producing the FT Big Read, the newspaper’s daily showcase piece of in-depth reporting. The Big Read covers a wide range of subjects including finance, geopolitics, technology, business, economics and science.Co-ordinated with the graphics, statistics, interactive and social media desks to plan how the piece will appear.

London, England Metropolitan Area

Oversaw the FT’s coverage of the global economy as the U.S. was starting to recover from the Great Recession and the Eurozone crisis was at its peak. Led a series on the pressures on the middle class in western economies.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Helped steer the US coverage of the financialcrisis and the 2008 presidential election. Worked with editors in New York and London to select stories that appeared on the US and international front pages. Led the editing and commissioning of a series on the credit crisis and its impact on the “real” economy. Headed the US awards nomination process in.

New York, United States

Reported on the politics, economy and culture of New York. Wrote five cover stories for the FT Weekend Magazine, including profiles of Michael Bloomberg, Larry Silverstein and Conrad Black. Contributed to coverage of the Republican National Convention and the 2004 presidential campaign. Also wrote and edited Observer, an unsigned notebook column that ran.

New York, New York, United States

Covered the US media industry during a period of great upheaval, including the disastrous AOL-Time Warner merger and its aftermath, the Napster-ization of the music industry and the shareholder revolt against Michael Eisner at Disney.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Covered the high-technology industry at the height of the Internet boom. Chronicled Steve Jobs’ return to Apple, Dell’s ascent to the top of the PC industry, the rise of Amazon.com and contributed to coverage of the Microsoft antitrust case. Conducted numerous interviews with the leaders of the PC revolution, including Jobs, Andy Grove and Michael Dell.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

General assignment reporter in the DeKalb County bureau. Wrote a series of articles on mismanagement at a metro Atlanta Head Start agency, which led to the suspension of its director after a county investigation. Covered city government, education and wrote a weekly arts feature.