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Alex Irwin-Hunt

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Head of Data Visualisation Group, FT Specialist at Financial Times
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Alex Irwin-Hunt is the Global Markets Editor at fDi Intelligence, a Financial Times publication. He specializes in tracking and reporting on greenfield foreign direct investment, economic development, and global trade trends. A University of Leeds economics graduate, he frequently speaks at international conferences and moderates panels on investment and technology.

Driven by an interest in globalization and geopolitics, Alex combines economic analysis with data storytelling. He spent his university year abroad in Berlin and has traveled extensively for work, including to the US, Jamaica, and Tanzania. He recently took a sabbatical to travel across Asia for new perspectives.

He hosts the fDi Podcast and authors the weekly newsletter, Graph Time, where he analyzes cross-border investment trends.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Head of Data Visualisation Group, FT Specialist
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Foreign Direct Investment
His entire career at the Financial Times' fDi Intelligence is focused on covering the latest trends and themes shaping cross-border investment and economic development.
Data Visualisation
He leads the Data Visualisation Group at FT Specialist and authors the 'Graph Time' newsletter, specializing in sourcing, visualizing, and analyzing data trends.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Head of Data Visualisation Group, FT Specialist
Financial Times
8-2020
Global Markets Editor at fDi Intelligence
Financial Times
6-2019 - 8-2020
Global Investment Reporter
Financial Times
7-2018 - 5-2019
General Crew
Konnect Event Services
7-2018 - 2-2019
Brand Ambassador
BD Network
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Education
1-2022 - 12-2022
Level 7 Apprenticeship (MA)
PA Media Academy
2014 - 2018
Economics (BSc) International
University of Leeds
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