Richard Werner
Richard Werner is a renowned banking and development economist known for advancing the concept of "quantitative easing." He serves as Chair in International Banking at the University of Southampton and Director of its Center for Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development. He is also the Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager at Providence Asset Management. In addition, he serves as Founding Chair of Local First, a community interest company establishing not-for-profit community banks in the UK. Richard has gained extensive experience in the private sector, among others as researcher, economist, strategist, fund manager and entrepreneur. Werner has held numerous positions in Japan's finance sector institutions. He has gained extensive experience in the private sector, among others as researcher, economist, strategist, fund manager and entrepreneur. He was Chief Economist at Jardine Fleming Securities, and Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Bear Stearns. He has also been a member of several corporate boards, including the asset allocation board of the TelWel (US$5.6bn) pension fund.
Richard Werner Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Professor and Chair in International Banking
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Professor of Finance
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Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager
Academic History
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PhD, Economics
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BS, Economics, First Class Honors
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Visiting Researcher, Bank of Japan
First Shimomura Fellow, Development Bank of Japan
Senior Consultant, Asian Development Bank
TEACHING
He was Professor of Banking and Finance at De Montfort University, where he also served as Director of the Center for Research on Accountability, Governance and Sustainability.
He was Professor of Finance at Fudan University, where he was also a Fellow at the China Institute of Economics and Finance.
He was Professor of Economics at Goethe University, and an Assistant Professor at Sophia University.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has given numerous television interviews in half a dozen countries.
He is also frequently sought as keynote speaker in many countries.
He has appeared on BBC, CNBC, ITV, ZDF, Bloomberg and Reuters TV.
The World Economic Forum, Davos, selected him as “Global Leader for Tomorrow” in 2003.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.