Sir Howard Davies
Sir Howard Davies took up his current post as Director, London School of Economics in 2003. While Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (1995-1997), he was appointed Executive Chairman of the FSA (Financial Services Authority) between 1997 and 2003, merging nine independently operating agencies to create a single financial sector regulatory body, (the FSA).
He began his career working as a management consultant for McKinsey’s following his graduation from Stanford School of Business 1980.
He worked at the FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; this included a stint as private Secretary to the British Ambassador to France. Whilst at H M Treasury he worked initially as an official, later working as a special adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Davies spent three years as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry between 1992 and 1995 and five years as Controller of the Audit Commission (1987-92).
Non executive directorships and appointments have included GKN plc (six years between 1989 and 95), Morgan Stanley (2004 – present), Paternoster Limited (2006 – present) and the International Advisory Board of NatWest Bank Plc.
Sir Howard sits on the advisory board of China Banking Regulatory Commission (appointed 2003), China Securities Regulatory Commission (appointed 2004) and as a principle advisor to the Investment Committee of the Government Investment Corporation of Singapore (appointed 2009).
His publications have included co-authored works such as, Global Financial Regulation: The Essential Guide, editing The Chancellors Tales (a study of economic policy of the last quarter century) and a new book to be released later this year detailing the global economic crisis.
Davies extensive literary interests have extended to reviewing for The Times, The Economist and the Literary Review and regular commentary for The FT in addition to his extensive international lecturing at both Davos and the World Economic Forum.
