Douglas McWilliams

Douglas McWilliams is one of Europe's top economics gurus. Douglas McWilliams founded and runs the Centre for Economics and Business Research Ltd (CEBR), one of the Britain's leading commercial economics think-tanks. Douglas McWilliams was Chief Economic Adviser to the Confederation of British Industry from 1988 to 1992 (receiving the Golden Guru award for Best UK economic forecaster in 1992). Previously he was IBM UK Chief Economist, Manager of Market Research, Manager of Business Environment Analysis. He was Chairman of the economics forecasting group of UNICE, the European federation of employers' organisation from 1980 to 1985. Douglas McWilliams has a unique talent for being able to put across complex economic facts and forecasts in terms that can be understood by non-specialists. His great sense of humour can be detected in his speeches, which are interesting as well as informative