Paul Fisher (economist)
| Paul Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Board of the Prudential Regulation Authority (United Kingdom) | |
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Assumed office September 2015 | |
| Governor | Mark Carney |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater |
University of Bristol Warwick University |
| Profession | Economist |
Paul Gregory Fisher (born 7 September 1958)[1] is a British economist, and is Deputy Head of the Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England.
Previously Executive Director of the Bank of England's Markets Directorate, he was appointed to the Bank of England's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee from March 2009 to July 2014.[2] Following a reorganisation at the Bank, Fisher relinquished his membership of the MPC with effect from 1 August 2014, replaced by Nemat Shafik.[3] He was appointed to the board of the PRA from September 2015. Fisher is also Chair of the Board of Trustees, IFS University College, appointed in 2011.
Fisher holds a BSc in economics with statistics from the University of Bristol and a PhD in macroeconomic modelling from the University of Warwick.[4]
References
- ↑ FISHER, Paul Gregory’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 14 Dec 2011
- ↑ Reuters, Thu Feb 12, 2009,
- ↑ Mark Carney (17 March 2014). "Appointments to MPC and FPC" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/Pages/people/biographies/fisher.aspx
