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Will Hutton became Editor of the Observer in March 1996 and has been Editor-in-Chief of the Observer since July 1998.

He joined the Guardian in 1990 as Economics Editor and was appointed Assistant Editor in 1995. A former stockbroker, he spent ten years at the BBC where he worked from 1978 1988. Will Hutton's positions included Economics Correspondent for Newsnight (1983-1988), Producer and Director of the Money Programme (1981-1983) and Senior Producer on The Financial World Tonight (1978-1981). He was Editor-in-Chief for the European Business Channel from 1988-1990.

Will Hutton was awarded 'Political Journalist of the Year' by Granada TV's What The Papers Say for his coverage on the 1992 ERM crisis.

His book The State We're In was first published in 1995 and has sat high on the best-seller list ever since. It is widely regarded as a highly important book earning Will Hutton headlines such as 'why this book is such a danger?'

Will Hutton is a member of the governing council of the Policy Studies Institute and is governor of the London School of Economics. He is also chair of the Employment Policy Institute, a think tank on employment matters.