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{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}Sir [[Howard Davies]] (born 12 February 1951) is a British economist and the former Director of [[London School of Economics|London School of Economics and Political Science]] (LSE), from 2003 to May 2011. He resigned from this position in March 2011 in the wake of controversy over the LSE's decision to accept funding from a foundation controlled by the Libyan leader's son [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi]], and over the LSE's Libyan links. 

Davies previously served as the first chairman of the [[Financial Services Authority]], among many other high-profile roles.

==Affiliations==
*'''[[Confederation of British Industry]]''', Director General (1992-1995)
*'''[[Bank of England]]''', Deputy Governor (1995-1997)<ref name="Pru">Prudential, "[http://www.prudential.co.uk/prudential-plc/media/newsreleases/archive2010/2010-10-15/ Howard Davies and Paul Manduca to join the Board of Prudential plc as non-executive directors]," Group News Releases 15 October 2010, accessed 28 February 2011.</ref>
*'''[[GKN plc]]''', Non-executive Director (1990-1995)<ref name="Pru"/>
*'''[[Audit Commission]]''', Controller (1987-1992)<ref name="LSE">LSE, [http://www2.lse.ac.uk/aboutLSE/meetTheDirector/home.aspx Meet the Director], last updated 16 December 2010, accessed 28 February 2011.</ref>
*'''[[McKinsey & Company]]''', (1982-1987)<ref name="Pru"/>
*'''[[HM Treasury]]''', Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1985-1986)<ref name="LSE"/>
*'''[[Tate Foundation]]''', Trustee
*'''[[Royal Academy of Music]]''', Member of Governing Body
*'''[[London School of Economics]]''', Director (September 2003- )<ref name="Pru"/>
*'''[[Morgan Stanley]]''', Non-executive Director (2004- )<ref name="LSE"/>
*'''[[Paternoster]]''', Non-executive Director (2006-2010)<ref name="LSE"/>
*'''[[Financial Services Authority]]''', Executive Chairman (July 1997-September 2003)<ref name="Pru"/>
*'''Government Investment Corporation of Singapore''', Advisor (2009- )<ref name="LSE"/>
*'''[[Prudential]]''', Non-executive Director (November 2010- )<ref name="LSE"/>

==Record and Controversies==
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*Before joining the [[FSA]], Davies worked at the [[Foreign Office]] and the [[Treasury]]. He worked at the management consultants [[McKinsey & Co. Inc.]] (1982–1987) and was a Director of [[GKN plc]] (1990–1995). From 1992 to 1995 he was Director General of the [[Confederation of British Industry]], a Director of Business in the Community and a member of the International Advisory Board of [[NatWest]]. He subsequently joined [[Morgan Stanley Inc.]] in 2004 and [[Paternoster Ltd]] in 2006.<ref>''Who's Who 2009'', [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U13027 Davies, (Sir) Howard (John)], online edn, Oxford University Press, accessed 27 March 2009.</ref>

==Publications==
*Davies, Howard, (Ed.) ''The Chancellors' Tales'', Polity Press (2006) - on British economic policy from 1975 to 2000.
*Davies, Howard, and David Green, ''Global Financial Regulation: The Essential Guide'', Polity Press (2008).
*Davies, Howard, and David Green, ''Banking on the Future: The Fall and Rise of Central Banking'', Princeton University Press (2010).
*Davies, Howard, ''The Financial Crisis: Who is to Blame?'', Polity Press (2010).




==Resources==
*LSE, [http://www2.lse.ac.uk/aboutLSE/meetTheDirector/home.aspx Meet the Director], last updated 16 December 2010, accessed 28 February 2011.
*Prudential, "[http://www.prudential.co.uk/prudential-plc/media/newsreleases/archive2010/2010-10-15/ Howard Davies and Paul Manduca to join the Board of Prudential plc as non-executive directors]," Group News Releases 15 October 2010, accessed 28 February 2011.
*''Who's Who 2009'', [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U13027 Davies, (Sir) Howard (John)], online edn, Oxford University Press, accessed 27 March 2009.

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