Derek Morris
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Sir Derek Morris is former Chairman of the Competition Commission
(formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission) and as of 1 October 2003 is the Provost
of Oriel College, Oxford.
Morris was educated at Harrow County School for Boys, studied PPE at St Edmund Hall, Oxford
and then took a D.Phil.
in Economics at Nuffield College, Oxford
before taking up a Research Fellowship at the Centre for Business and Industrial Studies at University of Warwick
. From 1970 until 1998 he was Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Oriel. This included three years on secondment as Economic Director of the National Economic Development Council
. From 1984 to 1998 he was Chairman of Oxford Economic Forecasting Ltd, and is currently a Governor of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. He joined the Monopolies Commission in 1991, becoming Chairman in 1998. He has published widely on economic topics, most recently on economic reform in Chinese enterprises. In addition, he has acted as adviser to the Asian Development Bank
on enterprise reform in Central Asia.
In the 2003 New Year Honours he was admitted to The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
. In 2004, he was named to head a government-sponsored review into the actuarial
profession in the United Kingdom, known as the Morris Review.
He is also currently a Member of the Committee for Standards in Public Life (formerly the Nolan committee); the Chairman of the Trustees of the Oxford University Pension Fund; a Non-Executive Director of Lucida plc (an insurance company which specialises in buying out large scale pension funds); Chairman of Oxford University's College Contributions Committee (which recommends redistribution of resources from colleges with high endowment to those with low endowment); and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Centre for Business Taxation at Oxford University.
Competition Commission
The Competition Commission is a non-departmental public body responsible for investigating mergers, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under competition law in the United Kingdom...
(formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission) and as of 1 October 2003 is the Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of Oriel College, Oxford.
Morris was educated at Harrow County School for Boys, studied PPE at St Edmund Hall, Oxford
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
St Edmund Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"...
and then took a D.Phil.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Economics at Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. It is a research centre in the social sciences...
before taking up a Research Fellowship at the Centre for Business and Industrial Studies at University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
. From 1970 until 1998 he was Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Oriel. This included three years on secondment as Economic Director of the National Economic Development Council
National Economic Development Council
The National Economic Development Council was a corporatist economic planning forum set up in the 1962 in the United Kingdom to bring together management, trades unions and government in an attempt to address Britain's relative economic decline. It was supported by the National Economic...
. From 1984 to 1998 he was Chairman of Oxford Economic Forecasting Ltd, and is currently a Governor of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. He joined the Monopolies Commission in 1991, becoming Chairman in 1998. He has published widely on economic topics, most recently on economic reform in Chinese enterprises. In addition, he has acted as adviser to the Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
on enterprise reform in Central Asia.
In the 2003 New Year Honours he was admitted to The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
. In 2004, he was named to head a government-sponsored review into the actuarial
Actuary
An actuary is a business professional who deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Actuaries provide expert assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms ....
profession in the United Kingdom, known as the Morris Review.
He is also currently a Member of the Committee for Standards in Public Life (formerly the Nolan committee); the Chairman of the Trustees of the Oxford University Pension Fund; a Non-Executive Director of Lucida plc (an insurance company which specialises in buying out large scale pension funds); Chairman of Oxford University's College Contributions Committee (which recommends redistribution of resources from colleges with high endowment to those with low endowment); and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Centre for Business Taxation at Oxford University.