Residence West Ealing, London Role Economist Name Diane Coyle | Children 2 sons Nationality British Spouse Rory Cellan-Jones | |
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Full Name 1961 (age 53–54) Alma mater Brasenose College, Oxford Occupation Vice-chairman, BBC Trust Salary £77,005 (for her part time BBC role) Education Harvard University (1985), Brasenose College, Oxford, Harvard University People also search for Rory Cellan-Jones, Sylvia Rish, James Cellan Jones Books The Economics of Enoug, The Soulful Science, The Weightless World, Paradoxes of Prosperity, Governing the World Economy | ||
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Diane Coyle, OBE, FAcSS (born February 1961) is an economist and a former advisor to the UK Treasury. She was Vice-Chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and was a member of the UK Competition Commission until its termination in April 2014. She is a part-time professor at the University of Manchester.
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- How to take the future of the economy seriously diane coyle tedxeastend
- Diane coyle on the economics of enough
- Early life
- Career
- Political aide controversy
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
Diane coyle on the economics of enough
Early life
Coyle was born in Bury, Lancashire, and attended Bury Grammar School for Girls, where a teacher engaged her "very sceptical and mathematical" mind with the logical way of thinking required in economics. She did her undergraduate studies at Brasenose College, Oxford, reading philosophy, politics, and economics, before gaining an MA and a PhD in Economics from Harvard University, graduating in 1985, her thesis was titled The dynamic behaviour of employment (wages, contracts, productivity, business cycle).
Career
Coyle was an economist at the UK Treasury from 1985 to 1986, and later became the European Editor of Investors Chronicle between 1993 and 2001 and economics editor of The Independent.
She has written a series of books focused on educating people about different aspects of economics. She has said that her first book, The Weightless World (1997), was a contribution to the creation of a radical centre. Another book explores concepts of "enoughness" and sustainability.
Coyle is managing director of Enlightenment Economics, an economic consultancy to large corporate clients and international organisations, specialising in new technologies and globalisation. Coyle is a Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester's Institute for Political and Economic Governance. She is employed by EDF Energy on its stakeholder advisory panel, on which her former BBC Trust colleague Chris Patten also sits. Coyle is also a member of the UK Border Agency's Migration Advisory Committee.
Coyle is: a former member of the UK's Competition Commission, member of the Royal Economic Society and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Coyle was previously a presenter on BBC Radio 4 and was a member of the BBC Trust from November 2006 until April 2015. On 7 April 2011 the Queen approved Coyle's appointment as the Vice-Chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Coyle praises the news coverage of the BBC, saying "I've always valued the BBC, not least as the best provider of news coverage in the world. Its impartiality and comprehensive coverage underpin its vital civic role." However, in 2009 she was critical of the BBC's programming, stating "Viewers are becoming increasingly cynical and disappointed by the programmes offered by the BBC and the UK's other main TV channels." "Among the negative comments there are complaints about a lack of variety, too much soap or costume drama…disappointment about old series being brought back and a degree of cynicism over 'rehashing' and ripping off old ideas".
Political aide controversy
In February 2011 Coyle accepted an invitation to advise Labour's then shadow Business Secretary, John Denham. The BBC Trust's Head of Governance, Phil Harrold, suggested "this could potentially be a significant partisan political activity", before concluding that it was not, as the unpaid and non-party political role involved offering independent expert advice on competition policy. Philip Davies, a Conservative MP, stated that Coyle's appointment to the BBC Trust had been "an inappropriate choice". Coyle's political allegiances were reported as "unknown" by The Guardian.
Personal life
She is married to BBC News' Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones. The couple have two sons and live in West Ealing, London.
Honours
In the 2009 New Year Honours, Coyle was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to economics".
In 2016, Coyle was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).