2024–25 Fellows

Ben Broadbent

Benjamin Broadbent
Visiting Fellow

Formerly of the Bank of England

Dr Ben Broadbent completed his term on 30 June 2024. Ben had specific responsibility for the Bank of England's monetary policy, including monetary analysis, banknotes, and data & analytics transformation. He also had shared responsibility for its international macroeconomic analysis, strategy and engagement.

Ben was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee and Prudential Regulation Committee. Previously, he was an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (June 2011 to June 2014).

Previously Ben was Senior European Economist at Goldman Sachs (2000-2011), during which time he researched and wrote widely on the UK economy and monetary policy. Before that, he was formerly an Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia University (1997- 2000) and an Economic Adviser at HM Treasury (1989-1991 and 1993-1996).

He has a BA in Economics from Cambridge University and a PhD in Economics at Harvard University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

 

Charles EvansCharles Evans
Visiting Senior Research Associate

Formerly of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Charles L. Evans is a 31-year veteran of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. As an advisor and policymaker attending FOMC meetings since 1995, his policy experiences span a broad set of episodes unique in post-war economic history. He became President and CEO in September 2007 and served for 15 years. During this time, Evans was recognized as a significant strategic thought leader on the Federal Open Market Committee. His persistent advocacy for transparent communications and forward guidance facilitated the Committee’s adoption of the Evans rule in December 2012, more explicit Committee projections for future policy rates, and enhancements to the long-run strategy of the Committee for making monetary policy. Evans is an accomplished economic researcher.

His contributions on dynamic modeling are widely cited and have been incorporated in central bank models around the world to assess policy effectiveness. As a long-time Federal Reserve executive, he navigated a complex governance structure. He chaired Federal Reserve System committees that oversaw strategic assessments of Federal Reserve Bank operations during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as investment activities to fund both defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans for over 20,000 employees.

Past Fellows