Alex Irwin-Hunt

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Head of Data Visualisation Group, FT Specialist at Financial Times

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

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.
Geopolitical Trends
His work is driven by a deep interest in globalization and geopolitics, exploring how they shape business decisions and investment flows worldwide.

Media Appearances

Alex Irwin-Hunt | Financial Times – Profile. Featured in Financial Times

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Work History

3-2025
Head of Data Visualisation Group, FT Specialist at Financial Times
8-2020
Global Markets Editor at fDi Intelligence at Financial Times
6-2019 - 8-2020
Global Investment Reporter at Financial Times
7-2018 - 5-2019
General Crew at Konnect Event Services
7-2018 - 2-2019
Brand Ambassador at BD Network

Education

1-2022 - 12-2022
Level 7 Apprenticeship (MA) from PA Media Academy
2014 - 2018
Economics (BSc) International from University of Leeds

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Insights For Selling To Alex

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alex is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alex

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alex move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Alex take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Alex

Personality Compatibility


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