Name
Kate Collyer
Job Title
Chief Economist
Company
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Speaker Bio
Kate Collyer joined the FCA as Chief Economist 2019. As Chief Economist Kate heads the profession, leading our economists and analysts across the FCA to deliver high quality analysis in support of the FCA’s key strategic, regulatory and policy decisions. In April 2022 Kate added Director of Strategy to her responsibilities and has since led the development of the FCA’s new five-year strategy.
Before joining the FCA, Kate was Chief Economic Adviser for Energy and Market
Frameworks and Director of Analysis at the UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Prior to this, Kate was Deputy Chief Economic
Adviser at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), where she was responsible for
overseeing the work of the economics profession in the CMA’s market and merger
investigations. Kate is a trustee of the Royal Economics Society and has more than 25 years’ experience working as an economist in roles spanning the public and private sector.
Before joining the FCA, Kate was Chief Economic Adviser for Energy and Market
Frameworks and Director of Analysis at the UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Prior to this, Kate was Deputy Chief Economic
Adviser at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), where she was responsible for
overseeing the work of the economics profession in the CMA’s market and merger
investigations. Kate is a trustee of the Royal Economics Society and has more than 25 years’ experience working as an economist in roles spanning the public and private sector.