Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop (born March 18, 1950, in New York City) is an American writer and author.

Early life Born in New York City, Harrop was raised in suburban Long Island and attended New York University. She graduated in 1972.

Career Harrop worked at the financial desk at Reuters, covering business and the Federal Reserve, and later became a business editor for The New York Times News Service. She then worked as a business writer for the Providence Journal in Rhode Island and subsequently joined the Journal's editorial board, where she was a member until 2013. Harrop currently resides in Providence and New York City.

Harrop is a past president of the Association of Opinion Journalists, formerly known as the National Conference of Editorial Writers.

Awards Bastiat Prize for Journalism finalist in 2015. Loeb Awards finalist for economic commentary in 2011. Loeb Awards finalist for economic commentary in 2004.