Graeme Leach is Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors, which he joined in 1998. In 2004 he was appointed visiting professor of economic policy at the University of Lincoln.
Prior to joining the IoD, he was an economics director and managing editor of futures publications, at the Henley Centre. In 1998 he was awarded the WPP Atticus Award for original published thinking. He has also acted as a consultant on future economic and social change, to many UK companies. Previously, Graeme has worked as economic adviser to the Scottish Provident investment group and as a senior economic consultant with Pieda.
He is a frequent media commentator and conference speaker, having spoken at events in the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, Greece, Taiwan and Zimbabwe over recent years. He is a graduate of University College Cardiff.
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