Adair TurnerLord Adair Turner

Lord Adair Turner is a distinguished economist and regulatory authority who served as the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority. During the global financial crisis, he was instrumental in the United Kingdom's recovery efforts and the subsequent redesign of international banking standards. His expertise encompasses the global financial system, the Chinese economy, and macro-prudential regulation. Prior to his work with the regulator, he built an extensive commercial career as a Partner at McKinsey, where he established their Eastern European and Russian operations, and later held senior positions including Director General of the CBI and Vice-Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe. Following his tenure at the FSA, during which he published the influential Turner Review, he assumed the role of Chairman for the Energy Transitions Commission and became a Senior Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. An accomplished academic and author, he has published acclaimed works such as Between Debt and the Devil and Economics after the Crisis. Beyond his literary contributions, he has held non-executive directorships at major organisations including Siemens, Standard Chartered, and insurance provider Chubb Europe, and currently serves as a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and Tsinghua University. Lord Turner is frequently booked for his profound understanding of economic policy and his capacity to translate complex global financial trends into clear, strategic perspectives for international corporate audiences. On stage, Adair Turner is best known for talks on Emerging Markets, Financial Services, Regulation and Economics & The Economy. Audiences leave with a clear, practical view of the subject rather than a generic overview — every keynote is shaped around the brief and the room. Adair Turner is regularly booked for Business Speaker and Conference Speaker, adapting tone, length and format to suit the event — from a 20-minute opener to a full conference keynote with Q&A. To check availability or request a tailored brief for your event, send an enquiry and we'll come back with fees, dates and a short summary of how Adair Turner would approach your audience.