Laetitia Puyfaucher

Laetitia Puyfaucher, the 1999 winner of the Nico Colchester Fellowship, was born in Paris in 1975. After graduating from Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) she earned a Master’s Degree in Modern Literature from Sorbonne University in Paris and a Master in Public Management from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po).

For her Colchester Fellowship, Miss Puyfaucher interned for The Economist’s Business section, where she reported on subjects such as cross-border European mergers, foreign workers in Britain, and the economics of weather forecasts. She also contributed to the Science section.

With John Smutniak, recipient of the The Economist’s 1999 Marjorie Deane Internship, she co-founded WordAppeal Ltd. WordAppeal produces online corporate communications and other specialist texts, serving clients throughout Europe. Laetitia divides her time between London and Paris.

Her journalism experience includes business reporting at the Vietnam Investment Review in Hanoi, Le Point in Paris and the Far Eastern Economic Review in Hong Kong.

Laetitia has travelled widely in Europe and South East Asia. Her interests include classical piano, riding and thoroughbread racing.