Mr Richard Lambert

Having studied history at Balliol College, Oxford, Richard Lambert joined the Financial Times in 1966. He edited the Lex column in the 1970s, becoming financial editor in 1979. In 1982 he moved to New York as the bureau chief, returning to the UK a year later as deputy editor. He became editor of the paper in 1991 and during his 10 years in this role launched the American version of the newspaper.

In 2002 Richard spent a semester at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was subsequently asked to write the Lambert Review of Business-University Collaboration.

In spring 2003 Richard became a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. He has been Director-General of the CBI since 1 July 2006.

Richard is a member of the UK-India Roundtable and the Franco-British Colloque.

He is married and has two children. He enjoys the theatre, music and galleries.