Geoffrey Bell
Encyclopedia
Geoffrey L Bell, is an economist, banker, and Executive Secretary of the Washington based Group of Thirty
, an influential and high powered council of private and central bankers.
Born in Grimsby
, he was educated at the London School of Economics
, before working at Her Majesty's Treasury
, and later returning to the LSE to lecture on monetary economics in 1964.
Between 1966 and 1969, he served as economic advisor to the British Embassy in Washington, then joined the Schroders
Bank, as assistant to the Chairman, Gordon Richardson, later Bank of England Governor
. He was chairman of the bank Guinness Mahon Holdings
between 1987 and 1993.
In 1978 he founded the influential G30 advisory group, after an invitation from representatives of the Rockefeller Foundation
, and today remains that group's executive secretary.
In 1982 he formed his own consulting company, Geoffrey Bell and Company, which advises central banks and governments on financial management issues. His clients included the Central Bank of Venezuela
, for which he was financial adviser for over twenty-five years.
Group of Thirty
The Group of Thirty, often abbreviated to G30, is an international body of leading financiers and academics which aims to deepen understanding of economic and financial issues and to examine consequences of decisions made in the public and private sectors related to these issues...
, an influential and high powered council of private and central bankers.
Born in Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, he was educated at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, before working at Her Majesty's Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
, and later returning to the LSE to lecture on monetary economics in 1964.
Between 1966 and 1969, he served as economic advisor to the British Embassy in Washington, then joined the Schroders
Schroders
Schroders plc is a British multinational asset management company with over 200 years of experience in the world's financial markets. The company employs 2,905 people worldwide who are operating from 32 offices in 25 different countries around Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East...
Bank, as assistant to the Chairman, Gordon Richardson, later Bank of England Governor
Governor of the Bank of England
The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor...
. He was chairman of the bank Guinness Mahon Holdings
Guinness Mahon
Guinness Mahon was an Irish merchant bank originally based in Dublin but more recently with major operations in London.-History:The firm was founded in Dublin in 1836 by brewer Robert Rundell Guinness, cousin of the brewer Arthur Guinness, and John Ross Mahon, an estate agent. A London office...
between 1987 and 1993.
In 1978 he founded the influential G30 advisory group, after an invitation from representatives of the Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
, and today remains that group's executive secretary.
In 1982 he formed his own consulting company, Geoffrey Bell and Company, which advises central banks and governments on financial management issues. His clients included the Central Bank of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, for which he was financial adviser for over twenty-five years.
Author
- The Euro-Dollar Market and the International Financial System, MacMillan, 1973, ISBN 0-470-06405-6