Veronica Lara

Senior Editor, Americas

Veronica is a senior editor for The Economist Intelligence Unit's thought leadership division in New York. She specialises in market environment topics and trends that cut across industries, including the future of work, technological disruption, and economic competitiveness. In addition to these areas, she has led projects on advancements in manufacturing, historic energy demand trends, and socioeconomic topics such as organised labour, post-war impact investing and growth of cities.

Until July 2014 Veronica was the EIU's commerce and regulations analyst for 29 countries, mostly in the emerging markets. She has written for various EIU publications, on subjects such as financial inclusion, international trade, and policies aimed at attracting investment and promoting innovation.

Veronica holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in international relations from New York University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively. Before joining the EIU, she covered industries as diverse as defense, logistics and mining for a research advisory firm.

Recent contributions

Technology & Innovation
Technology & Innovation

What the Internet of Things means for consumer privacy

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Technology & Innovation
Technology & Innovation

What the Internet of Things means for consumer privacy

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Talent & Education
Talent & Education

Fostering exploration and excellence in 21st century schools: UK Executive Summary

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Technology & Innovation
Technology & Innovation

Manufacturing in motion: Transforming for a new industrial era

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Technology & Innovation
Technology & Innovation

Strategies for tackling the rising skills gap: A manufacturing challenge

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Technology & Innovation
Technology & Innovation

Technology and data: Driving manufacturing's future

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Talent & Education
Talent & Education

Tailoring education for the 21st century: perspectives from educators

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Talent & Education
Talent & Education

Fostering exploration and excellence in 21st century schools

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Talent & Education
Talent & Education

Preparing students for the future of work

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