Richard Waters is the West Coast Editor for the Financial Times and covers the technology industry.

Previously, Waters was based in the FT’s New York office for nine years.

In 2004, Waters was awarded Corporate Finance Reporter of the year for his coverage of Google’s IPO. Waters was shortlisted for the Business & Finance Reporter of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2003 and won the award in 1992 as part of a team covering the BCCI scandal. In 1988, Waters was named Accountancy Journalist of the Year.

Waters appears regularly on the BBC, CNBC, and NPR.