Cento Veljanovski

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Dr Cento Gavril Veljanovski (born 19 February 1953) is a neoliberal economist and business consultant closley affiliated to the seminal free market think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Biography

Veljanovski was born on 19 February 1953, the son of Gavril Veljanovski and Margaret née Wagenaar. He studied a degree and a masters in economics at Monash University and then a PhD at Oxford. [1] He was a junior resident fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford from 1978 to 1984 during which time he was also a visiting professor at the Univiversity of Toronto (1980-1981). In 1984 he joined University College London (UCL) as a lecturer. [2] He left UCL in 1987 to joined the neoliberal think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, where he was research and editorial director until 1991. [3]

In the 1990s Veljanovski moved into the business world. He joined the economic consultancy firm Lexecon in 1990. According to his biography on Debrett's People of Today, he remained with the Institute of Economic Affairs for a year whilst serving as a director of Lexecon. He was a director of the cable television programmer Flextech from 1993 to 1995. [4]

In 1996 Veljanovski became a managing partner in Case Associates.

Affiliations

Annabel's, member [5]

Notes

  1. Debrett's People of Today (Debrett's Peerage Ltd, January 2009) [Accessed via KnowUK on 15 October 2009
  2. Debrett's People of Today, Dr Cento Veljanovski [Accessed 15 October 2009]
  3. Debrett's People of Today, Dr Cento Veljanovski [Accessed 15 October 2009]
  4. Debrett's People of Today, Dr Cento Veljanovski [Accessed 15 October 2009]
  5. Debrett's People of Today (Debrett's Peerage Ltd, January 2009) [Accessed via KnowUK on 15 October 2009