Nell Henderson

Nell Henderson, vice president for publishing, joined the Institute in 2024. She previously served as the economics editor for The Wall Street Journal. She  works closely with PIIE scholars and leadership while serving as the primary manager and editor of the Institute's written content and communications on all platforms.

Henderson also previously worked as the economics editor and national economics reporter for the Washington Post and as a senior editor at McKinsey & Co.

As a journalist, she covered topics including inflation, the labor market, consumer spending, the federal budget, taxes, the US Federal Reserve, and global monetary policy. At McKinsey, she wrote and edited research reports and articles for the McKinsey Global Institute on US and international economic developments, including the 2008 global financial crisis, global capital markets, and Africa's economies.

Henderson earned a B.A. at Harvard University and a diploma in economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As a Fulbright Lecturer, she taught economic journalism to university students and professionals in Peru and Bolivia.