Don Durfee is the former editor of CFO Asia and CFO China, two specialist magazines published by The Economist Group. He joined the magazine in January 2007 as managing editor after many years with CFO magazine in New York, where he served as research editor.

During his time at CFO, Don wrote award-winning features on diverse topics, ranging from executive compensation to the financial problems confronting American cities. He also spearheaded the magazine's editorial research, designing surveys on topics such as CFOs' struggles to maintain a work/life balance and the financial motives behind corporate political campaign donations. Additionally, he organized the global expansion of the Duke University/CFO magazine Business Outlook Survey, a quarterly economic forecast used by the US Federal Reserve, economists, and corporations.

Prior to his time at CFO, Don was a senior editor with the Economist Intelligence Unit in New York. Before that he served as the managing editor of the Alliance Analyst, a fortnightly newsletter examining joint ventures and partnerships. Don has undergraduate degrees in history from Tufts University and music from New England Conservatory. He also holds a master’s degree from Columbia University, where he studied international economic policy and Chinese.