Andrew Lee Butters

Andrew Lee Butters is an American journalist based in the Middle East. Previously, he worked in New York City as a reporter for Bloomberg News and later for The Economist. He holds degrees in history from Brown and Cambridge universities — an A.B. and an M.Phil., respectively — as well as an M.S. in journalism from Columbia.

Although Andrew was born and raised in Manhattan, his mother’s family has lived in Delaware since the 17th century and is active in state politics. His father’s family is from Massachusetts, where his grandfather was a bartender.