Lara Boro

CEO, The Economist

Lara Boro was appointed chief executive of The Economist Group in September 2019 where she is driving profitable growth through the digital transformation of the Group. Prior to her appointment, Lara served as CEO of Informa Intelligence, a division of FTSE 100 Informa plc, where she originally joined as Group managing director for the Pharma, TMT and Transportation Intelligence portfolios in 2014. During her time at Informa, she was a key member of the executive team, which turned around the Business Intelligence division and successfully returned it to growth in 18 months.

Previously, Lara was CEO International at Top Right Group (now Ascential Plc), focusing on strengthening the group’s footprint across the Middle East, Brazil and China.

Lara brings a wealth of experience in business-to-consumer and
business-to-business information markets, acquired in senior positions held across CPA Global (now Clarivate), the Financial Times and MasterCard International. Lara was the Senior Non-executive Director at RWS Holdings plc until 2024, having
joined the board in 2017. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc in Economics and Business from UCLA.