Philip Delves Broughton

Philip Delves Broughton is the author of several books, including the international bestsellers Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School and The Art of the Sale: Learning from the Masters About the Business of Life. He was the New York correspondent for The Daily Telegraph (London) during the 9/11 attacks on New York, and then served as its Paris bureau chief, reporting from across Europe and Africa. He has been a regular contributor to Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News. In addition to journalism, he was a Senior Adviser to the Executive Chairman of Banco Santander, and collaborated with Stephen A. Schwarzman, the founder and chief executive of Blackstone on his memoir, the global bestseller What it Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. He holds a BA in classics from Oxford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He grew up in the United Kingdom and lives in New York.