Christopher Daykin

Christopher David Daykin CB (born 18 July 1948)

After graduating from Cambridge University with an honours degree in mathematics in 1970, Daykin qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1973 where he served as President between 1994 and 1996.

In 1993 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).

In 1995, he was presented with an Honorary Doctor of Science from City University of London.

Daykin was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institute of Actuaries in 1998 and the Medal of Merit of the International Social Security Association in 2007.

Daykin has published reports on issues such as the state pension scheme and co-authored the book Practical Risk Theory for Actuaries.

Early life

He has a first class mathematics degree from Pembroke College, Cambridge University and attended Merchant Taylors' School, London.