Gavyn Davies

Executive Chairman, Fulcrum Asset Management

Gavyn Davies has been Chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management since 2004. He is a founding partner of Anthos Capital and Active Private Equity.

Mr Davies studied economics at St. John’s College, Cambridge and Balliol College Oxford from 1969-74.  He was an Economic Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street from 1974-79. He then pursued a career as a City economist, first with Phillips and Drew (1979-81), then with Simon and Coates (1981-86).  He was Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs from 1986-2001 and was repeatedly ranked as the City’s top UK, European or global economist in surveys of institutional investors.

He was Chairman of the BBC from 2001-04.

He has been an adviser to HM Treasury (1992-97), a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics (1988-96) and a Senior Advisor to KKR. He has received honorary doctorates or fellowships from five UK universities.