Irene Galea is a business reporter for The Globe and Mail, Canada's newspaper of record. Irene is a fellow of the Arthur F. Burns program, and is currently reporting from Berlin for The Globe from the newsroom of Die Welt. Since joining The Globe in 2021, her coverage has included telecommunications, housing, cannabis and technology. Her work has earned three awards from the Society for American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) for best business reporting in Canada. Irene is also the host of City Space, The Globe and Mail's podcast on the future of cities. Its latest season concluded with her interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where they discussed federal housing policy, immigration, and economic development. Irene holds a Masters in Studies in Building History from the University of Cambridge (2023). Her dissertation explored the development of 19th-century bank architecture in Toronto. She received a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University (2019), where she was awarded the University Medal for ranking first in class. She was previously a member of the board of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and chair of its emerging professionals committee, a youth advisory board member for the National Trust for Canada, and an Emerging Historian with Heritage Toronto. Irene speaks English and French, and B2-level German. She has completed the Canadian Securities Course. Irene Galea is a business reporter for The Globe and Mail, Canada's newspaper of record. Irene is a fellow of the Arthur F. Burns program, and is currently reporting from Berlin for The Globe from the newsroom of Die Welt. Since joining The Globe in 2021, her coverage has included telecommunications, housing, cannabis and technology. Her work has earned three awards from the Society for American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) for best business reporting in Canada. Irene is also the host of City Space, The Globe and Mail's podcast on the future of cities. Its latest season concluded with her interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where they discussed federal housing policy, immigration, and economic development. Irene holds a Masters in Studies in Building History from the University of Cambridge (2023). Her dissertation explored the development of 19th-century bank architecture in Toronto. She received a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University (2019), where she was awarded the University Medal for ranking first in class. She was previously a member of the board of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and chair of its emerging professionals committee, a youth advisory board member for the National Trust for Canada, and an Emerging Historian with Heritage Toronto. Irene speaks English and French, and B2-level German. She has completed the Canadian Securities Course.

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