Andy Haldane
Gain valuable insights into finance, economics, and banking, and navigate the complexities of the financial world with Andy Haldane, speaker, economist, and former Chief Economist of the Bank of England.
London, United Kingdom
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Andrew Haldane is the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He was formerly Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee. As the executive director of monetary analysis and statistics at the Bank England, he was often referenced as a leading expert on financial stability and has been described as a "rising star central banker" by Forbes following his empowering “The Dog and the Frisbee speech” in 2012, where he argued that complex regulations could not control complex financial systems.
He was the Permanent Secretary for Levelling Up at the Cabinet Office from September 2021 to March 2022. Andrew is Founder and President of the charity Pro Bono Economics, Vice-Chair of the charity National Numeracy and Chair of the National Numeracy Leadership Council. Andrew chairs the Government’s Levelling Up Advisory Council and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s Industrial Board.
He is a contributing editor at the Financial Times and Chief Economic Advisor at PwC. Among other positions, he is an Honorary Professor at the Universities of Nottingham, Manchester and Exeter, a Visiting Professor at King’s College, London and a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Academy of Social Sciences.
Book him as a speaker to gain unparalleled insights from a leading expert on financial stability and central banking. His acclaimed "The Dog and the Frisbee" speech and extensive authorship on critical financial topics make him an invaluable resource. Elevate your team's understanding with perspectives from a "rising star central banker" recognized by Forbes.
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