Lord Adair Turner is a leading expert in global economic trends, finance, macro-prudential regulation, and the Chinese financial system. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, having previously served as chair until January 2019. Adair is a sought-after speaker on issues such as Britain's exit from the European Union, climate change, cleaner energy transitions, macroeconomic trends, global monetary policy, and the Chinese economy. He chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, which aims to limit global warming while fostering economic development. From 2008 to 2013, he was Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, where he helped redesign global banking regulations after the financial crisis. His public policy roles include Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (1995-2000), chairman of the UK Low Pay Commission (2002-2006), and chairman of the Pensions Commission (2003-2006). He was the first chairman of the Climate Change Committee (2008-2012), advising the UK Government on climate strategies. Adair became a crossbench member of the House of Lords in 2006. His business experience includes positions at McKinsey & Co (1982-1995), Vice-Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe (2000-2006), and Non-Executive Director roles at various companies, including Standard Chartered plc (2006-2008). He contributes to Project Syndicate and has authored several books, including "Between Debt and the Devil" (2015) and "Economics after the Crisis" (2012). His latest work, "Capitalism in the Age of Robots," is set to be published by Yale in 2022. Adair is a Trustee Emeritus of the British Museum, an honorary fellow of The Royal Society, and received an Honorary Degree from Cambridge University in 2017.