James Fontanella Khan

Executive-in-Residence

James Fontanella-Khan is the Executive-in-Residence of the fellowship, advising students on their careers and co-leading the mentorship programme. In his professional career, James is an award winning journalist, currently US Deals and Corporate Finance Editor at the Financial Times based in New York, leading a team of business focused reporters covering Wall Street, private equity, hedge funds and how large mergers and acquisitions impact America. Before moving to New York he was a European Union correspondent based in Brussels, India correspondent in Mumbai and Delhi, and Assistant News Editor in London. During his time at the FT he has written about and dealt with some of America’s top CEOs and European heads of state, including Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker. In addition to this, he is an Adjunct Lecturer at City College New York in Political Science department and has held teaching positions at the University of Venice, Italy.

Email

james.fontanella@ft.com