Richard Barwell

Head of Macro Research and Investment Strategy at BNP Paribas Asset Management

Richard Barwell is the Head of Macro Research and Investment Strategy at BNP Paribas Asset Management. He is an organiser of both the Bank of England Watchers conference and the website Macroprudential Matters, alongside Professor David Aikman. He has worked as an economist in various roles on the buy side and sell side in financial markets for almost fifteen years. Prior to that, Richard spent almost a decade at the Bank of England working in both the Monetary Analysis and Financial Stability directorates. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, has written three books on the conduct of economic policy and has a particular interest in the communication of monetary policy and the design of macroprudential policy.