Holly Mead

Holly Mead is an award-winning financial journalist currently serving as Deputy Money Editor at The Times & The Sunday Times as of 2025. She is recognized for her expertise in personal finance, investments, and pensions, with a writing style that emphasizes clarity, accessibility, and practical advice for readers. Mead's career trajectory includes previous roles as Deputy Consumer Editor at The Sun, Senior Editor at Morningstar.co.uk, Money Mail reporter and investment/markets correspondent at the Daily Mail, and senior staff writer at Money Observer. She has also contributed to Money Management (FT Group) and has freelanced widely, specializing in investments and personal finance. Her work is characterized by a focus on demystifying complex financial topics, making them approachable for a broad audience, and she is known for keeping jargon to a minimum. Mead was shortlisted for the 2025 Headlinemoney Awards for her work at The Times & The Sunday Times, underscoring her reputation for impactful, consumer-focused journalism. She holds a B.A. in multimedia journalism from Bournemouth University.