Professor Martin Cave OBE
Biography
Martin Cave (appointed in January 2012) is an economist specialising in competition issues and the regulation of network industries. He was BP Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics in 2010/11 and Professor at Warwick Business School from 2001 to 2010. Prior to that he was Professor of Economics and Vice-Principal at Brunel University. He is now Visiting Professor at Imperial College Business School. He has undertaken several independent reviews for the UK government, into spectrum policy, the regulation of social housing and competition and innovation in the water sector. He has also advised governments and regulators throughout the world on competition and regulation in a number of sectors. He was a member of the Competition Commission from 1996 to 2002. Martin is also a specialist utility panel member. He was awarded an OBE for public service in 2009.
Register of interests
- Member, group advising the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on aspects of spectrum valuation
- Senior Visiting Fellow, Civil Service College, Singapore (2014/15)
- Member, French Government Commission on high speed broadband (2013/14)
- Appointed to the regulatory economics panel of the Queensland Competition Authority
- Visiting Professor, Imperial College Business School
- Member of advisory panel to Irish Communications Regulator
- Former BP Centennial Professor, London School of Economics (2010-2011)
- Former Professor and Director, University of Warwick (2001-2010)
- Former Chair, Airport Regulation Expert Panel (2008-2009)
- Former Vice Chair, Guernsey Utilities Appeal Body (2004-7)
- Former Economic Advisor to OFCOM (2003-2006)
- Former Non-Executive Advisory Director at OFWAT (2001-2005)
- Former Member, MMC/Competition Commission (1996-2002)
- Former Independent Director, Payments Council (2007-2011)
- Former Joint academic director, CERRE (Centre on Regulation in Europe)