Stephen Gibson
Biography
Stephen Gibson was appointed as Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee in April 2021 having served as a member since 2018, becoming interim Chair in 2019.
Stephen has over 30 years’ experience working as a professional economist across a range of regulated sectors including post, water, rail, aviation, ports, energy and telecoms.
He was a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Business and Government at Harvard University and also a senior fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation at London School of Economics.
He is a member of the Bank of England’s expert Cost-Benefit Analysis Panel and was a member of the Civil Aviation Authority’s expert advisory panel on airport regulation.
In 2011 Stephen set up SLG Economics, a consultancy providing expert regulatory and competition economics advice to regulators, regulated companies and consumer bodies.
Stephen’s experience includes:
- chief economist at Ofwat
- senior advisor to the Civil Aviation Authority and Office of Rail and Road
- chief economist and director of economic policy at the Postal Services Commission (Postcomm)
- principal economist at Ofcom
- senior consultant at NERA Economic Consulting
- head of economics at Network Rail
- competition policy analyst at Royal Mail
Stephen’s educational background includes:
- a lecturer in microeconomics at Birkbeck University and previously lectured at City University in London
- a degree in economics and management studies from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University
- postgraduate qualifications in computer science (Cambridge University), accounting and finance (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), competition law (Kings College London), and health economics (Middlesex University)
- completed the London Business School’s corporate finance course
Chair, Regulatory Policy Committee
The Chair is responsible for:
- leading a committee of members to provide independent expert advice to ministers on whether the impact assessments, options assessments and post-implementation reviews for regulations produced by government departments are fit for purpose
- building relationships across government and engaging with parliamentarians, businesses, civil society, academics and the public
- contributing to the design and development of the wider regulatory landscape in the UK
- engaging internationally with other regulatory bodies to exchange evidence and good practice