Graeme Leach

Graeme Leach is Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, which he joined in August 1998. He is a frequent conference speaker - having recently spoken at conferences in the USA, Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Greece, Taiwan & Zimbabwe.

At the IoD his responsibilities include all aspects of macro and micro economic policy analysis and he has written and spoken extensively on the economics and politics of the euro. He is currently undertaking a major new research project examining all aspects of the impact of e-commerce on the UK economy.

Prior to joining the IoD he was an Associate Director at The Henley Centre, analysing future economic and social change. This included editorship of The Henley Centre's UK economic forecasts, global macro economic outlook and consumer and leisure futures services. In 1998 he was awarded the WPP Atticus Award for original published thinking.

Graeme also acts as a consultant on future economic and social change to a number of major UK companies.

As part of this consulting, he has recently produced Tomorrow's Work, a report into the future of the way we work, and is currently researching for a forthcoming book entitled 'The Future of the West'.

Previously Graeme has worked as Economic Adviser to the Scottish Provident Investment Group and as a Senior Economic Consultant with Pieda.