Who is Soumaya Keynes?

Soumaya Keynes is a well-known British economist and journalist. Soumaya Keynes is currently the trade and globalization editor at The Economist magazine, as well as the co-host of Trade Talks, a podcast about economic trade.

Soumaya Keynes- Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

Soumaya Keynes was born in the United Kingdom on August 1, 1989. Her age is 32 years. Every year on August 1st, Soumaya celebrates her birthday.

Her parents raised her in the United Kingdom. Soumaya Hourani is the daughter of conservationist Randal Keynes and o Zelfa Hourani.

Soumaya’s grandfather was a Lebanese author named Cecil Hourani, who served as an advisor to the late Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba. Her grandfather’s family came to Manchester from the southern Lebanon town of Marjeyoun.

Albert Hourani, a Middle Eastern historian, and George Hourani, a philosopher, historian, and classicist, were her grandfather’s two brothers.

On this side of her family, she is also of Persian and Turkish descent.

Furugh Afnan, Soumaya’s maternal grandmother, was a great-granddaughter of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá Faith, making Keynes a great-great-great-granddaughter of Bahá’u’lláh.

Soumaya is the great-great-niece of John Maynard Keynes, a British economist who had a significant impact on macroeconomic theory and policy, according to her paternal side.

She admits that it was partly because of this relationship that she initially avoided macroeconomics in her studies, preferring to focus on microeconomics.

She earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees at Trinity College, Cambridge. Soumaya earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (1st Class) in 2010 and an MPhil in Economics in 2011.

Soumaya also earned a distinction in her MPhil. Soumaya discovered and decided to join the Institute for Fiscal Studies during her time at the University of Cambridge.

Net Worth of Soumaya Keynes? Salary, Earning

Soumaya Keynes’ net worth is estimated to be $716,253.

Soumaya earns a good living as the trade and globalization editor at The Economist and the co-host of Trade Talks, a podcast about economic trade. Soumaya earns an annual salary of $75,564.

Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Soumaya Keynes is married to Patrick Ailles, a musician who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in musicology at the University of Maryland.

Body Measurements- Height, Weight, Hair Color

Soumaya Keynes is a woman of average height. Soumaya is 5 feet 7 inches tall (Approx. 1.7 m).

Soumaya Keynes- Professional Career

Keynes joined The Economist in June 2015 after receiving an email from the magazine’s economics editor inviting her to apply. Soumaya began by writing the Free Exchange column, which provides a review of recent economic papers.

Soumaya’s first column, Public Debt – How Much is Too Much, was published on June 3, 2015.

In June 2018, she was promoted to US economics and trade editor, and in 2019, she was the trade and globalization editor at The Economist.

During her time at The Economist, she worked on a variety of projects. Soumaya’s early work was broad in scope and covered a wide range of topics, such as the Big Mac Index.

Soumaya’s most recent work has primarily focused on the Trump Administration’s trade war with China.

She has made numerous appearances on The Economist’s radio podcast Money Talks. Soumaya has expressed many personal opinions on the topics she covers in her work for The Economist.

Soumaya has stated repeatedly that she believes Trump’s unpredictable behavior is harming the economy.

She also favors a rules-based system for international trade, with bodies such as the World Trade Organization resolving any differences and disputes between nations.

She co-hosts the podcast Trade Talks with Chad Bown, a Peterson Institute for International Economics economist.

The Trade Talks podcast debuted in 2017 and examines the complexities of international trade policy through the eyes of two economists.

Soumaya and Chad have written about the Trump Administration’s legal fights with the World Trade Organization, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the impact of tariffs on washing machines.

The podcast frequently features notable guests from the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, as well as numerous universities, newspapers, and research organizations.

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Social Media

Her Twitter handle is @SoumayaKeynes.

Quick Facts of Soumaya Keynes

• Soumaya was born in the United Kingdom on August 1, 1989.
• She married Patrick Ailles.
• She earns an annual salary of $75,564.
• She stands 5 feet 7 inches tall (Approx. 1.7 m).
• She co-hosts the podcast Trade Talks with Chad Bown, a Peterson Institute for International Economics economist.