Bronwyn Curtis

Bronwyn Nanette Curtis is a British Australian Economist. Curtis has had a career as a global financial economist through her work at a number of financial firms including Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Nomura International (as Chief Economist), and Bloomberg LP. Curtis has served since 2018 for the Office for Budget Responsibility. Curtis also formerly served as the Governor for the London School of Economics (LSE).

Biography Born as Bronwyn Nannette Schlotterlein in Bendigo, Victoria in Australia, studied ballet at the Australian Ballet School after getting her high school diploma. She received her undergraduate degree in economics with Honours at La Trobe University in 1969, and a Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1974. She focused on projects situated in West Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. In her early career, she also held senior positions with Commodities Research Unit, Masterfoods and Gill & Duffus.

In 1987, Curtis assumed a position with Deutsche Bank Group, rising to the role of Global Head of Currency & Fixed Income Strategy by 1995. She subsequently transitioned to Nomura International in 1996, serving as the Chief Economist. In 1999, she shifted her career to media, becoming the Head of European Broadcast and Managing Editor for Bloomberg LP. Returning to the financial sector in 2008, she joined HSBC Bank, initially as the Head of Global Research, later advancing to Senior Advisor for Global Banking and Markets, and also assuming the role of Executive Editor for Global Communications.

Curtis served as an audit subcommittee chair for the UK Office of Budget Responsibility, appointed in 2018 and re-appointed for June 2021 for three years. Through this position, Curtis oversees the regulation and independence of the OBR.

Awards

Appointed Order of the British Empire in 2008 for outstanding services to business economics Recipient of a 'European Women of Achievement' Award