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United Kingdom Adair Turner has held significant roles in finance, economics, and environmental policy, informing global discussions on climate change and financial regulation.
Lord Turner chairs this global coalition of major power and industrial companies, investors, environmental NGOs, and experts, committed to achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century. He reflects on how the global energy transition has evolved.
Adair Turner reflected on the evolving global energy transition at The Economist's Sustainability Week 2025. Economist Impact also collaborated with Infosys on 'The Sustainability Atlas'.
Lord Adair Turner was invited by Russell Reynolds Associates to reflect on energy transition topics during their Energy Matters series.
Lord Adair Turner offered insights on mobilising finance for a low-carbon future at the Climate Change and Business Conference.
Lord Turner chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, a global coalition working to achieve a net zero economy by 2040, and is a featured speaker discussing this aim.
Adair Turner participated in influential policy debates on 'helicopter money' at the London Business School in 2013.
Since 2010, Adair Turner has written monthly opinion columns on economic and regulatory policy for Project Syndicate.
Adair Turner joined the Board of UK start-up bank OakNorth in 2015 and was appointed its new Chairman in December 2023.
Adair Turner was appointed non-Executive Director at Prudential plc in 2015.
Adair Turner is a Trustee of the British Museum.
Adair Turner was involved with 'The Green Jobs Revolution' event at The Conduit, exploring paths to a sustainable, net zero future.
The New Economy Forum is supported by a high-level group of academic partners, including Nobel laureates, and works with a network of leading institutions. While not explicitly stated as a direct partnership, his role at the Institute for New Economic Thinking connects him to similar initiatives.
Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, born on October 5, 1955, in Ipswich, England, has established a distinguished career spanning business, public policy, and academia. His early education included Hutchesons’ Grammar School and Glenalmond College, followed by Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he earned a Double First in History and Economics and served as President of the Cambridge Union. Turner’s professional journey began with BP in 1979, followed by roles at Chase Manhattan Bank from 1979 to 1982. In 1982, he joined McKinsey & Co, becoming a director in 1994 and contributing to the expansion of McKinsey’s operations in Eastern Europe and Russia during the early 1990s. This early exposure to diverse economic landscapes laid the foundation for his later contributions to financial and economic policy.
Turner’s career progression reflects a deep engagement with economic policy and regulatory frameworks. He served as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) from 1995 to 1999, a period during which he advocated for British membership in the euro, a stance he later reconsidered. From 2000 to 2006, he was Vice-Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe. A significant turning point in his career came with his appointment as Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in September 2008, coinciding with the global financial crisis. He led the FSA until its abolition in March 2013, playing a key role in redesigning global banking and shadow banking regulation. His tenure at the FSA was marked by discussions on regulatory failures and the need for new approaches to financial stability.
Beyond finance, Turner has been a prominent voice in environmental policy and economic reform. He chaired the Pensions Commission from 2003 to 2006 and the Committee on Climate Change from 2008 to 2012, where he oversaw the publication of “Building a Low-carbon Economy” in 2008. In 2015, he co-authored the report that launched the Global Apollo Programme, advocating for substantial investment in carbon-free baseload electricity. He became Chairman of the Institute for New Economic Thinking in April 2015, building on his work as a Senior Fellow there from 2013-2015, during which he wrote his book “Between Debt and the Devil: Money, Credit, and Fixing Global Finance.” Currently, he chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, an international coalition focused on achieving net-zero emissions, and holds visiting professorships at institutions such as the London School of Economics and Cass Business School.
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