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Mr Richard Smethurst

Emerita/Emeritus Fellow, Fellow

Emeritus Fellow

MA (Oxford)

Richard is Honorary Fellow, St Edmund Hall, Oxford and St Catherine’s College, Cambridge.

Between 1965 to 1966, he was Research Fellow at the Institute for Commonwealth Studies, Oxford. In 1966-76, he was Fellow and Tutor in Economics, initially at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, for a year, and then at Worcester College, Oxford, until 1976.

He assisted the government as an Economic Adviser (HM Treasury 1969-71) and Policy Adviser (Prime Minister’s Policy Unit, 1975-76). This followed with work for the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, firstly as a Member (1978-86), and then as Deputy Chairman (1986-89). He was also a Non-Executive Director at the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation (1987-2000), and Member of Financial Services Authority Consumer Panel between 1998-2005.

His interest in education continued in his roles as President at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (1994-2001), and as  Chairman of Conference of Colleges (2001-2003).