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Simon Jack (born 10 May 1971) is an English business journalist and news correspondent. He is currently the Business Editor for
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, known for appearing on '' BBC Breakfast'' until September 2011 and on
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's ''
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''. He has also presented business and financial podcasts for ''
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''.


Education

Simon Jack was born on 10 May 1971 in London. He attended
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby ("Small things grow in harmony" - Sallust) , established = , closed = , type = Public School Independent school; Day school , religion = , president = , head_label = Head Master , head = Mr Deiniol Wil ...
, Merseyside, and graduated from St John's College, Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Of his time at
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, Jack said: “I did the same degree as David Cameron. I was a contemporary of
George Osborne George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the ...
. I knew him a little bit. He was well-known at university and his notoriety of his membership of certain clubs is well known – like the Bullingdon. I wasn't a member of any of those."


Career

Before entering journalism, Jack worked for a decade as a corporate and investment banker in London, New York City and
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. He has said that he neither liked the work, nor showed much ability at it. In 2003 he joined the
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's business and economics unit and since then has worked on
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's ''
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'' and
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's ''
Wake Up to Money ''Wake Up to Money'' is an early morning financial radio programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. It is broadcast from 05:00 to 06:00 each weekday. History The programme was established when Radio 5 Live began broadcasting in March 1994. It has been pr ...
''. He has also presented business and financial
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s 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 f ...
''. Jack was frequently seen on British television during the fortnight beginning on 7 September 2008 during which he reported for
BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broad ...
, the
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and ''
Working Lunch ''Working Lunch'' is a television programme which was broadcast on BBC Two covering business, personal finance and consumer news; it was broadcast between 1994 and 2010. The programme was first aired on 19 September 1994. It had a quirky, relaxed ...
'' on the banking crisis that saw the
Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac In September 2008 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it would take over the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Both government-sponsored enterpr ...
, the
Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008, was the climax of the subprime mortgage crisis. After the financial services firm was notified of a pending credit downgrade due to its heavy position in subprime mortgages, the Federal ...
, the bailout of
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and the
Lloyds TSB Lloyds Bank plc is a British retail and commercial bank with branches across England and Wales. It has traditionally been considered one of the " Big Four" clearing banks. Lloyds Bank is the largest retail bank in Britain, and has an exte ...
takeover of
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. He was often seen reporting from the
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,
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and outside the offices of
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and
Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1847. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, a ...
in London. Jack replaced
Declan Curry Declan Gerald Curry (born 5 September 1971) is a Northern Irish freelance journalist, news presenter and businessman, best known as the former business correspondent for '' BBC Breakfast''. Early life Curry was born and raised in Strabane, Coun ...
as business presenter for '' BBC Breakfast'' in October 2008. In April 2010, he presented ''BBC Breakfast'' alongside
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while regular presenter
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followed the 2010 general election campaign trail. In September 2011, he left the BBC Breakfast team to join
BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
's ''
Today Today (archaically to-day) may refer to: * Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called ''now'' * Current era, present * The current calendar date Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Today'' (1930 film), a 1930 ...
.'' On 13 April 2015 Jack, whose father killed himself, appeared in a BBC '' Panorama'' series relating to the survivors of suicide which investigated why more middle-aged men kill themselves than any other group. On 5 February 2016, Jack was appointed the BBC's Business Editor, replacing the promoted Kamal Ahmed.


Personal life

Jack lives in
Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road Ma ...
and is married to Suzy Barry, and is a son-in-law of the composer John Barry.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jack, Simon Living people Alumni of St John's College, Oxford British television presenters BBC newsreaders and journalists British business and financial journalists People educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby 1971 births