David Greenaway (economist) explained

Sir David Greenaway DL (born 20 March 1952, Glasgow) is a British economist. He is professor of economics and was previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, having succeeded Sir Colin Campbell on 1 October 2008.^[1] In September 2016, he announced his decision to retire, and stepped down at the end of September 2017 with Shearer West succeeding Greenaway.^[2]

Education and career

After undergraduate and graduate studies at what is now Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Liverpool respectively, he was a lecturer at what is now De Montfort University and later a professor at the University of Buckingham, before joining the University of Nottingham in 1987.^[3] From 2004 to 2008 he was a University Pro-Vice-Chancellor, having previously held this position between 1994 and 2001.^[4] He was also Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences between 1991 and 1994.

Positions

• Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
• Chairman of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body from 2004 until 2010, and a Member since 1998, which advises the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Defence annually on the pay and conditions of the UK Armed Forces
• Member of the Senior Salaries Review Body from 2004 until 2010, which advises the Prime Minister on the remuneration of the senior civil service, judiciary and senior military
• Member of the UK Government’s Asia Task Force
• Chair of the Shape of Training review for the General Medical Council, published in 2013.^[5]

Honours

Greenaway was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.^[6]

Other

He also provides advice to a range of Government Departments, which has included a report on Uninsured Driving in the UK for the previous Labour government Secretary of State for Transport.^[7] Greenaway is also the director of the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy, which he helped establish in 1998.^[8]

External links

• School of Economics
• About the Vice-Chancellor, The University of Nottingham

Notes and References

1. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/public-affairs/press-releases/index.phtml?menu=pressreleases&code=PROF-01/08&create_date=02-jan-2008 University of Nottingham Press Release: Professor David Greenaway to succeed Sir Colin Campbell as Vice-Chancellor
2. Web site: University of Nottingham chief prepares to step down . 5 September 2017 .
3. Web site: Interview with Professor Sir David Greenaway . 19 February 2017 . 14 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170514075251/http://russellgroup.ac.uk/about/interview-with-prof-sir-david-greenaway/ . dead .
4. Web site: Vice Chancellor Biography . . 5 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130807195013/http://nottingham.ac.uk/about/vice-chancellor/biography.aspx . 7 August 2013 . dead .
5. Web site: Chair of the review: Professor David Greenaway . Shape of Training Review . 2013. 29 October 2013.
6. Web site: 2014 Birthday Honours List". 14 June 2014.
7. Web site: Vice Chancellor Profile . 5 July 2013.
8. Web site: Professor Sir David Greenaway . 12 May 2022. governance.cam.ac.uk.