Ana Swanson

Ana Swanson writes about trade and international economics for The New York Times. She previously covered the economy, trade and the Federal Reserve for The Washington Post.

Before that, she was an editor of Foreign Policy’s South Asia Channel and the editor in chief of China Economic Review magazine in Shanghai.

She has a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University and a master’s in international relations with a focus in China and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington.

Before moving to Washington, she lived and worked in China for eight years.