Philip Delves Broughton is a British journalist and author known for his

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, such as in his books ''

Ahead of the Curve ''Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School'' (in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, the book is called "What They Teach You at Harvard Business School: My Two Years in the Cauldron of Capitalism") is a non-fiction book by author and ...

'' (2008), and '' The Art of the Sale'' (2012).

Biography

He has written four books. He was born in

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, where his father worked as a

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and his mother spent four years after leaving

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with her family following the

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. He grew up in England, received his BA in classics from

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and his MBA from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

Journalism

From 1994 to 2004 he was a newspaper journalist. From 1998 to 2002, he was New York City correspondent for

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was fo ...

of London, and covered the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath. From 2002 to 2004 he was the Telegraph's Paris Bureau Chief. He left daily journalism in 2004 to go to Harvard. Subsequently, he has been a columnist for

The Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Nikk ...

and The

Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

and writes regularly for The

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...

and

The Oldie ''The Oldie'' is a British monthly magazine written for older people "as a light-hearted alternative to a press obsessed with youth and celebrity", according to its website. The magazine was launched in 1992 by Richard Ingrams, who was its edi ...

Books

2008. What They Teach You At Harvard Business School 2008.
The Art of the Sale 2012.
Charlie Whistler's Omnium Gatherum 2016 (Children's Book).
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur 2016

References

External links

Personal site – https://philipdelvesbroughton.com
Twitter – https://twitter.com/delvesbroughton {{DEFAULTSORT:Broughton, Philip Delves British journalists Harvard Business School alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Living people Year of birth missing (living people)