# Neil Irwin

> Neil Irwin is the chief economic correspondent at Axios and lead author of the daily Axios Macro newsletter, decoding the Federal Reserve, inflation, and global markets for hundreds of thousands of readers. A former senior economic correspondent at The New York Times and a 13-year veteran of The Washington Post, he wrote the New York Times bestseller The Alchemists about the central bankers who fought the 2008 financial crisis, and How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World, a guide to building a durable career in the modern economy.

- **Role:** Chief Economic Correspondent at Axios
- **Organizations:** Axios, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Aspen Economic Strategy Group, St. Mary's College of Maryland
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** M.B.A.; Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economic and Business Journalism, Columbia University, Undergraduate degree, St. Mary's College of Maryland
- **Known for:** New York Times bestselling author of The Alchemists, The Alchemists shortlisted for the Goldman Sachs / Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, The Alchemists named a best book of the year by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and NPR

## Career timeline

- **2000s** — Reporter and columnist at The Washington Post for 13 years; led coverage of the global financial crisis
- **2007-2012** — Federal Reserve beat reporter and economics editor of Wonkblog at The Washington Post
- **2007-2013** — Member of the Board of Trustees at St. Mary's College of Maryland
- **2013** — Published The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire (New York Times bestseller)
- **2014-2021** — Senior economic correspondent at The New York Times
- **2019** — Published How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World (St. Martin's Press)
- **2021** — Joined Axios as chief economic correspondent; lead author of Axios Macro

## Achievements

- New York Times bestselling author of The Alchemists
- The Alchemists shortlisted for the Goldman Sachs / Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
- The Alchemists named a best book of the year by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and NPR
- Named among the Federal Reserve reporters whose work moves financial markets
- Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economic and Business Journalism at Columbia University
- Member of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group

## Latest updates

- **2026** — Continues as chief economic correspondent at Axios, leading the daily Axios Macro newsletter on economic and policy developments.

## Links

- Website: https://www.neilirwin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-irwin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Neil_Irwin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neil.irwin/

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