The Lab’s expert group is chaired by Professor Rebecca Riley (King’s College London) and made up of members of data-related institutions such as ONS and OECD. The expert group will provide advice on data-related topics linked with the Lab’s programme and assess activities. They are:
- Rebecca Riley (chair) Professor of Practice in Economics, Director of the UK Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE). King’s College London, UK.
- Martin Fleming Chief Revenue Scientist Varicent, US.
- Richard Heys Deputy Director and Deputy Chief Economist ONS, Office for National Statistics, UK.
- Robert Inklaar Professor of Productivity and Welfare University of Groningen (RUG), Groningen Growth and Development Centre, The Netherlands.
- Alexander C. Lembcke Head of Economic Analysis Unit OECD, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, France.
- Matilde Mas Professor of Economics and Director of International Projects Universitat de Valencia, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE), Spain.
- Stuart McIntyre Professor of Economics University of Strathclyde, UK.
- Javier Miranda Associate Professor in Microeconomics, Productivity Research (FSU-Jena) and Deputy Head of Structural Change and Productivity (IWH). Friedrich-Schiller Universitat Jena (FSU) and Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Germany.
- Paul Mizen Professor of Monetary Economics University of Nottingham/Bank of England, UK.
- Mary O’Mahony Professor of Applied Economics and Head of Department, Economics King’s Business School, UK.
- Stuart Thompson Lead Specialist – Portfolio Insights Innovate UK/UKRI, Economics and Insights Team, UK.
- Colin Webb Senior Statistician, Industry and globalisation databases OECD, Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation, France.
- Thomas Wickersham Head Economic Microdata Transformation Team ONS, Office for National Statistics, UK.
