Rupert Harrison is a Portfolio Manager in the Multi-Asset Strategies group at BlackRock. He is a member of the Government’s Industrial Strategy Council and is the Chair of The Fore, a charity dedicated to funding grass roots charities across the UK.

From 2010-2015 he was Chief of Staff to George Osborne, and Chair of the UK’s Council of Economic Advisors. From 2006-2010 he was Chief Economic Advisor to David Cameron and George Osborne.

Prior to that he was a Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He has a PhD in Economics from University College London.