Thursday 19 March 2015
Jim O'Neill, Sir Howard Bernstein and Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
In October 2014, Jim commenced Chairing a Review on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) commissioned by the Prime Minister. Jim was previously Chairman of the Cities Growth Commission in the UK, launched in October 2013. He also chairs the economic advisory board to the Greater Manchester Local Authority and is the Honorary Chair of Economics at Manchester University.
Jim worked for Goldman Sachs from 1995 until April 2013, spending most of his time there as Chief Economist. Before 1995, Jim had worked for Swiss Bank Corporation, Marine Midland Bank and Bank of America, starting in the City in 1982.
He is one of the founding trustees of the UK educational charity, SHINE. Jim also serves on the Advisory Board of the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF), and is on the boards of the Sutton Trust, Teach for All and a number of other charities specialising in education. In September 2013, Jim became a Non-Executive Director of the UK Government’s Department for Education. Jim served as a non-executive director of Manchester United before it returned to private ownership in 2005.
"From splitting the atom to the early development of computers and the demonstration of graphene, Manchester is alive with science which is transforming the world around us"
In October 2014, Jim commenced Chairing a Review on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) commissioned by the Prime Minister. Jim was previously Chairman of the Cities Growth Commission in the UK, launched in October 2013. He also chairs the economic advisory board to the Greater Manchester Local Authority and is the Honorary Chair of Economics at Manchester University.
Jim worked for Goldman Sachs from 1995 until April 2013, spending most of his time there as Chief Economist. Before 1995, Jim had worked for Swiss Bank Corporation, Marine Midland Bank and Bank of America, starting in the City in 1982.
He is one of the founding trustees of the UK educational charity, SHINE. Jim also serves on the Advisory Board of the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF), and is on the boards of the Sutton Trust, Teach for All and a number of other charities specialising in education. In September 2013, Jim became a Non-Executive Director of the UK Government’s Department for Education. Jim served as a non-executive director of Manchester United before it returned to private ownership in 2005.
