Spencer Dale (born 12 January 1967) is a British economist who sat on the

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from 2008 through 2014, including a period as Chief Economist. He is currently the group chief economist of BP. Dale was educated at the

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( University College Cardiff), gaining BSc in

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in 1988 and at the

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, gaining an MSc in Economics in 1989, whereupon he immediately joined the

. He was appointed to the position of Chief Economist on 1 July 2008. He finished being Chief Economist with effect from 1 June 2014, becoming the Bank's Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk, moving from the

to the Financial Policy Committee. On 4 August 2014 it was announced that Dale would leave his post at the Bank of England in October 2014 to take up the position of Chief Economist at BP. He manages BP's global economics team and provides economic input into the firm's commercial decisions. BP's economics team also produces the annual Statistical Review of World Energy and Energy Outlook.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dale, Spencer British economists 1967 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Wales