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Huw Pill

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Huw Pill
Born
Wales
OccupationEconomist
Years active1990–present
Known forChief economist at the Bank of England

Huw Pill is an economist from Wales who has held the position of chief economist at the Bank of England since September 2021, taking over from Andy Haldane.

He completed his undergraduate degree in philosophy, politics and economics at University College, Oxford in 1989 and later obtained a PhD in economics from Stanford University in 1995.

Pill's professional journey started at the Bank of England between 1990 and 1992. Following his doctoral studies, he joined Harvard University as an assistant professor in business administration. He had two separate tenures at the European Central Bank (ECB) and returned to Harvard as an associate professor in 2003. In 2011, he was appointed chief European economist at Goldman Sachs. Between 2019 and 2021, he served as a senior lecturer at Harvard.

Publications

  • Institutions, Macroeconomics and the Global Economy (2003, co-author)