Florian Gimbel

Florian recently took up his new position as speechwriter at the International Monetary Fund, where he works closely with senior staff and management.

Previously, Florian was a Financial Times correspondent in Hong Kong, focusing on the Asian investment industry and regional economic issues. He covered hedge funds, private equity, mutual funds and private banking.

Before moving to Asia, he was a reporter for FTfm, the FT’s weekly supplement about the fund management industry, which he co-founded in 2002. He joined the FT in 1999 as a graduate trainee.

A winner of the Nico Colchester Fellowship, Florian spent a three-month internship at the FT’s London offices in 1999. During his internship, he worked on the economics and markets desks covering currencies, bonds and equities.

He also co-edited the book “Nico Colchester, Making Words Dance”, a collection of Nico’s journalism.

Florian is an Austrian citizen who was educated at Harvard University (Master in Public Administration), Vienna University of Economics (MBA) and Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in France (joint study programme).

He has a keen interest in yoga and loves to dance the waltz during Vienna’s annual ball season.