People

Mervyn King

Mervyn King

Formal First Name
Mervyn
Nick Name
Baron King of Lothbury, KG, GBE, DL, FBA
Dates
1948 - present

Mervyn King, also known as Lord King of Lothbury, is one of the world's most respected and significant leaders in central banking. Lord King is best known as the former Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee. He steered the Bank of England through the deepest financial crisis and together with other central bankers, and prevented a great depression by creating economic stability in the banking sector. In 2013, Lord King was appointed a life peer in the British House of Lords by Queen Elizabeth II for contributions to public service. Lord King is currently the Alan Greenspan Professor of Economics and Professor of Law at New York University and Emeritus Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.

Professional Experience


Academic History

BANK OF ENGLAND


ACADEMIA


EXPERTISE

  • Lord King introduced inflation targeting as the cornerstone of the UK monetary policy, and helped popularise it in the central banking community across the world.

  • As a distinguished figure who has shaped public discourse over the last 30 years, he  offers a unique depth to the economic challenges that face the new world economy.

  • He has also written and spoken about financial crises of the past, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and especially the rather unfamiliar financial crisis of 1914. 


RECOGNITIONS

  • 2022 Guido Carli Bancor Prize

  • 2014 Knight of the Garter, Queen Elizabeth II

  • 2013 British House of Lords, Queen Elizabeth II

  • 2011 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire


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