Background
Son of Graham Wooldridge and Jennifer (Stanley) Newnham, Mr. Wooldridge was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom, on November 11, 1959.
Son of Graham Wooldridge and Jennifer (Stanley) Newnham, Mr. Wooldridge was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom, on November 11, 1959.
Mr. Wooldridge was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied modern history. He ended up his education there in 1980. In 1985 he graduated from All Souls College, Oxford, obtaining his Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Between 1980 and 1994 Mr. Wooldridge was a fellow of All Souls College at Oxford University, Oxford, England. Since 1988 he has joined the staff of The Economist newspaper, London, England, serving as a journalist. He was a fellow of University of California, Berkeley, Harkness. Since 1 April 2017 Mr. Wooldridge has occupied the post of a 'Bagehot' columnist for The Economist newspaper.
Adrian Wooldridge supports free market economy.
Quotations: "I hop from interest to interest. Now it’s management gurus."
Adrian Wooldridge married his wife, Amelia Blacker, on July 16, 1994.