Alex Baker

Alex has over 15 years’ experience as an advisor and as a professional economist for government, regulators, and industry.

Serving as Chair of our Nominations and Renumerations Committee, Alex was appointed as a trustee in 2017.  Outside of NIESR, his current position, as CEO of Fingleton – a consultancy that provides strategic advice on competition and regulation – has involved advising on complex merger reviews, including the main retail and tech mergers in the UK.

Alex is a non-governmental advisor to the International Competition Network and has previously worked for the Office of Fair Trading, Monitor, the BBC, and PwC.