Derek Ridyard

Biography

Derek is a professional economist with interests in competition, regulation and public policy. He started his career in the UK Government Economic Service before working for 15 years as a consultant in the London office of microeconomics consulting firm NERA, where he headed up the firm’s European competition practice.

In 2002, he co-founded RBB Economics, which is now a leading firm in the provision of expert economic advice to firms involved in competition law and related matters, with offices in multiple locations across Europe, and in South Africa and Australia.

He ceased his consulting activities in 2018 when he became a Member of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.