Graeme Roy is Dean of External Engagement and Deputy Head of College in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. A Professor of Economics he is also Chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission, Scotland’s independent economic and fiscal forecasting body. He is a former Senior Civil Servant in the Scottish Government and head of the First Minister’s Policy Unit. He is a past Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. He has been a special adviser to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy Committee.
Professor Roy will talk on the subject of “Adam Smith at 300”, reflecting the fact that 2023 is the 300th anniversary of Adam Smith’s birth.
Professor Graeme Roy