London, England, United Kingdom
Enterprising and creative researcher and manager with unrivalled experience in both the public and private sectors. My credibility, reputation and advocacy skills represent a valuable marketing asset for any organisation. Long successful spells working for ‘blue riband’ employers (Greater London Authority, Credit Suisse, Bank of England). My research always has a practical focus but is based on a thorough knowledge of principles and already existing research and close attention to detail. I am proactive and resourceful and will always strive to deliver an outcome of the highest possible quality. My written and oral communications skills are first-class. My work has regularly appeared in the media, I have frequent radio and TV appearances and am in demand as a conference speaker. I am an excellent Manager and mentor and am still consulted for advice by people I managed years ago. IT Skills: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, SPSS, Datastream, Macrobond, Bloomberg, Reuters, Haver – and many others.
Ensured maximum benefit from the regeneration that will happen around the HS2 stations
Medium term London employment forecasting, also by Borough; wrote paper on costs/benefits of moving to European time; worked on tax issues; briefed Mayor on Budgets; principal adviser on European Banking Union Issues and UK Banking White Paper and other financial sector issues; advised Mayor on issues bearing on London’s competitiveness; led team that calculates and writes commentary on London Living Wage
Business Development
Wrote NAPF Consultation Paper on Myners Principles (January 2007) “Institutional investment in the UK – Six Years On”. Planned the highly successful March Investment and May Local Authority Conferences Wrote responses to consultations Wrote and presented papers for Investment Council Support work including minutes, letters, writing papers for and attendance at the following NAPF Committees: Investment Council; NAPF/FTSE Index; Markets Committee; Property Committee; Financial Instruments Working Group; Measuring Consultants’ Performance.