Yuri Bender works at the FT’s Specialist media division as editor-in-chief of Professional Wealth Management, covering investment mega trends. He has also written for the FT newspaper from Ukraine, Russia, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
Yuri studied Investment Management at London Business School and is currently a PhD candidate at UCL, researching political and trade relationships between China, Russia and Ukraine. He was named Journalist of the Year for Private Markets & Alternatives in the 2024 State Street press awards.