Lara Boro
Lara Boro | |
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Lara Boro in 2024 | |
| Born | August 1, 1967 |
| Education | Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle |
| Alma mater | UCLA INSEAD |
| Occupation | CEO of The Economist Group |
| Website | LinkedIn profile |
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.
Early life and education
Lara Boro was born in 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]
Personal life
Boro is married, lives in London and has two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Classy problems at The Economist". Flashes & Flames. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "Informa publishes 2018 results". InPublishing. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "Speakers | Lara Boro | EUROUT 2022". www.euroutconference.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Roush, Chris (2019-04-24). "Economist Group hires Boro as its new CEO". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Pooley, Cat Rutter (April 25, 2019). "Opening Quote: Goodbye Ross McEwan — RBS's Kiwi chief executive resigns". Financial Times.
- ^ Hill, Jack (June 22, 2022). "Investment in digital helps Economist turn a new leaf". Sunday Times.
- ^ Gavin, Jamie (2021-10-01). "The Economist Group launches Economist Impact". FIPP. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Review, MIT Technology. "MIT Technology Review appoints three new Board members, names two co-chairs". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2025-02-03.