Michael Saunders
NationalityBritish
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationEconomist
TitleHead of European Economics, Citigroup

Michael Saunders is a British economist, and a senior economic advisor at the consultancy Oxford Economics. In August 2016 he became an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, replacing Martin Weale.[1][2][3]

Saunders studied econometrics at the London School of Economics (LSE).[3]

Saunders worked for a short time as an economist at Greenwell Montagu (now HSBC) and the Institute for Fiscal Studies, before joining Citigroup, in 1990, rising to become Head of European Economics.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Citigroup's Saunders is new rate setter for Bank's MPC". BBC News. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ Spence, Peter (15 April 2016). "Citibank economist Michael Saunders appointed as Bank of England rate setter". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Allen, Katie (15 April 2016). "Bank of England appoints Michael Saunders to MPC". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 April 2016.


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