When he accepted the job at the Herald Tribune, which is jointly owned by the Post and The New York Times, he said would encourage the paper to place more emphasis on "how the technology explosion in America is being built out into the rest of the world."
Mr. Ignatius received the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism in the commentary division in May 2000.
A prolific journalist and the author of five books, Mr. Ignatius joined the Post in October 1985. His positions there included editor of the Outlook section, foreign editor, assistant managing editor of business news, and most recently associate editor and editorial page columnist.
Prior to the Post, he was with The Wall Street Journal for nine years as a correspondent in the Pittsburgh and Washington bureaus respectively, Mideast correspondent, and diplomatic correspondent. His first journalism job was serving as co-editor of the Washington Monthly.
Mr. Ignatius received his B.S. in social studies from Harvard University in 1973, and earned a diploma in economics from Kings College, Cambridge, in 1977.
A three-year veteran of TJFR's Top 100 Business Journalists' list, he was ranked #43 in 1998, #45 in 1997 and #46 in 1996.
His novels include "Agent of Innocence," "Siro," "Bank of Fear," "A Firing Offense," and 1999's bestseller "The Sun King."
Mr. Ignatius is married and has three daughters.