Bronwen Maddox is the Director of the Institute for Government, a leading independent think tank, working to promote better government by focusing on how it is led, how decisions are made and how it is scrutinised. Perhaps best-known as a journalist, she began her career as the Director of a private bank called Kleinwort Benson Securities working within the media investment team until 1991. Later on, she entered into journalism, working for the Financial Times.
Announcing herself on the international stage, Maddox ran the paper’s year-long, award-winning investigation into the publishing tycoon, Robert Maxwell. Before his death, she mapped the 800 companies making up his corporate empire, establishing that the total amount of debt was overwhelming and unrecoverable. Her work on the Maxwell case defined her as one of the best journalists in Britain. Combining countless hours of work with Bronwen Maddox’s persistence, the result was a 30,000-word series taking references from over 200 interviews. A true testament to the field of journalism, she wrote the entire series on her own. Her work won Maddox the Financial Times British Press Award.
Later, Maddox moved to The Times newspaper to be its Washington Bureau Chief and US Editor and later becoming the Foreign Editor. She also showed her in-depth knowledge of finance, writing several niche columns and specialising in microeconomics. She was also the correspondent in environmental energy where she spent time travelling widely through Eastern Europe and China.
In November 2010, she was appointed Editor of Prospect Magazine, the UK's leading current affairs and culture monthly title. She stepped down in June 2016 and promptly assumed her role as Director of the Institute for Government. Maddox is also currently a Visiting Professor in The Policy Institute at King’s College London (from March 2018 to March 2020).
An exciting and diverse talent, Bronwen Maddow is an ideal keynote speaker for any event or corporate function. Sharing her in-depth insights into investigative journalism and government policy, Maddox engages audiences with her extensive knowledge and professional experience.
