Bronwyn Nanette Curtis is a British Australian Economist. Curtis has worked at a number of financial firms including

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, Nomura International (as Chief Economist), and

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. Curtis also formerly served as the Governor for the London School of Economics (

LSE LSE may refer to: Education * London School of Economics, a public research university within the University of London * Lahore School of Economics, a private university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan * Lincoln Southeast High School, a public gove ...

Biography

Born as Bronwyn Nannette Schlotterlein in

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in Australia, studied

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at the

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after getting her high school diploma.Bronwyn Curtis's Curriculum Vitae (CV) She received her undergraduate degree in economics with Honours at

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in 1969. and a Masters in Economics from the

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in 1974. Curtis later married (is currently widowed) and has two children. Her hobbies include

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and ballet. In 2008, she received the

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award for outstanding service to business economics and in 2017 received an honorary doctorate from her

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(

Career

Curtis has an expansive career in both Finance and Media and has held various positions with both executive and non-executive titles. After receiving her master's degree from LSE, she worked as a consultant for the

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and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (

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). Here she focused on projects situated in

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and the

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. In her early career, she also held senior positions with Commodities Research Unit,

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and Gill & Duffus. In 1987, Curtis assumed a position with

Group, rising to the role of Global Head of Currency & Fixed Income Strategy by 1995. She subsequently transitioned to Nomura International in 1996, serving as the Chief Economist. In 1999, she shifted her career to media, becoming the Head of European Broadcast and Managing Editor for

. Returning to the financial sector in 2008, she joined

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, initially as the Head of Global Research, later advancing to Senior Advisor for Global Banking and Markets, and also assuming the role of Executive Editor for Global Communications.

Awards

* Appointed

in 2008 for outstanding services to business economics * Doctor of Letters in 2017 from La Trobe University * Recipient of a 'European Women of Achievement' Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Bronwyn Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the London School of Economics Officers of the Order of the British Empire British women economists Australian women economists 20th-century Australian economists 21st-century British economists People from Victoria (state) La Trobe University alumni