Lara Boro

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Lara Boro
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Lara Boro in 2024
Born (1967-08-01) August 1, 1967 (age 58)
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Education Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
Alma mater UCLA
INSEAD
OccupationCEO of The Economist Group
Children2
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Lara Boro (born August 1, 1967) [1] is a media executive and current CEO of The Economist Group, a position she has held since 2019. Prior to The Economist Group, she ran the Intelligence arm of Informa plc, served as CEO International at Ascential plc and held senior-level positions at CPA Global, the Financial Times and Mondex International.

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Early life and education

Lara Boro was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia, to a Lebanese father and a Croatian-Austrian mother. She grew up in Lebanon until the war of 1975 when she moved to the former Yugoslavia and later to the UK. [1] She attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle and later studied economics and business at UCLA. She also earned an MBA at INSEAD in France. [1]

Career

Boro began her career at Mondex International where she worked in commercial development. She went on to work for the Financial Times where she became head of e-commerce in 1999, spending four years with the publication. [1] She also spent time with CPA Global where she held positions in strategy, Mergers and acquisitions, and commercial development. [2] She also served as the CEO of the international division of Ascential plc prior to moving on to Informa. [1] [3]

Boro joined Informa plc in 2014 where she was strategy director for the B2B division of the company. [1] She later became divisional CEO where she was head of the Group’s data and information businesses. [4] [5]

In 2019, Boro left Informa to become the CEO of The Economist Group. [6] [7] At The Economist Group, Boro oversaw The Economist's transition from print into a primarily digital publication. [8] She also oversaw the launch of the Economist Impact in 2021, an initiative that brought together The Economist Group’s policy research, sponsored content, advertising and events under one brand. [9] In 2022, she became an advisory board member at MIT Technology Review [10] and joined the advisory board of Hakluyt & Company in 2026. [11]

Personal life

Boro is married, lives in London and has two children. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nimmo, Jamie (2022-02-13). "Economist boss Lara Boro: We need to attract the Zoom generation to survive". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  2. ↑ "City Moves for 25 April 2019 - Who's switching jobs at the Economist Group, Gumtree and Oasis?". City AM. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Classy problems at The Economist". Flashes & Flames. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  4. ↑ "Informa publishes 2018 results". InPublishing. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  5. ↑ "Speakers | Lara Boro | EUROUT 2022". www.euroutconference.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  6. ↑ Roush, Chris (2019-04-24). "Economist Group hires Boro as its new CEO". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  7. ↑ Pooley, Cat Rutter (April 25, 2019). "Opening Quote: Goodbye Ross McEwan — RBS's Kiwi chief executive resigns". Financial Times.
  8. ↑ Hill, Jack (June 22, 2022). "Investment in digital helps Economist turn a new leaf". Sunday Times.
  9. ↑ Gavin, Jamie (2021-10-01). "The Economist Group launches Economist Impact". FIPP. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  10. ↑ Review, MIT Technology. "MIT Technology Review appoints three new Board members, names two co-chairs". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  11. ↑ Ward-Brennan, Maria (2026-01-28). "Hakluyt taps Lord Sedwill and Economist's Lara Boro for board roles". City AM. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
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