Andy Haldane — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Sheffield.
Served as Chief Economist and Executive Director of Monetary Analysis and Statistics at the Bank of England from 1989 to 2021.
Was Chief Executive of the Royal Society for Arts from June 2021, resigning in February 2025.
Sits on the UK's government's Economic Advisory Council.
Co-authored "The Future of Finance" report with the London School of Economics.
Delivered the widely cited "The Dog and the Frisbee" speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Jackson Hole meeting in 2012.
Holds a BA in economics from the University of Sheffield (1988) and an MA in economics from the University of Warwick (1989).

Biography

Andy Haldane is a British economist known for his extensive career at the Bank of England and his contributions to economic thought. Born in Sunderland, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Sheffield in 1988 and a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Warwick in 1989. He taught himself mathematics at A-level, noting he was "very far from being natural at maths.