Experience and expertise on the National Infrastructure
Commission have been bolstered further today (29th September), as
the Chancellor appoints CBE as an
expert commissioner, alongside reappointing Tim Besley, Sadie
Morgan and Bridget Rosewell for a further term.
A competition for additional new commissioners to further bolster
the NIC’s expertise will also be launched in the coming months.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, , said:
Infrastructure investment in the right projects, being built
better and faster than before, is key to our economic recovery.
The National Infrastructure Commission is an essential part in
this effort, and these appointments will ensure that it has the
right expertise to succeed.
Professor Sir Tim Besley, Professor Sadie Morgan and Bridget
Rosewell have been reappointed as NIC Commissioners for a further
five-year term. Tim Besley CBE is School Professor of Economics
and Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of
Development Economics at the LSE. He was a co-chair of the LSE
growth commission, a member of the IFS’s Mirrlees Review panel,
and Chair of the Council of Management of the National Institute
of Economic and Social Research.
Sadie Morgan OBE, BA (HONS), MA (RCA), FRSA is a co-founding
director at the award-winning practice, dRMM Architects. She
became the youngest and only the third ever female President of
the Architectural Association in 2013. In March 2015, Sadie was
appointed as Design Chair for High Speed Two (HS2) reporting
directly to the Secretary of State.
Bridget Rosewell OBE, CBE, MA, MPhil, FICE was appointed Chair of
the Independent Review into Planning Appeal Inquiries in June
2018. Bridget is an experienced director, policy maker and
economist. She has worked extensively on cities, infrastructure
and finance, advising on projects in road and rail and on major
property developments and regeneration.
The Chancellor has also appointed CBE as a NIC
Commissioner until April 2022. Neale is currently Director and
Founding Partner at Blackstock Partnerships Limited. Prior to
this Neale worked at the Greater London Authority from 2000 –
2015, leading the Mayor’s work on London’s Olympic bid, the
delivery of the Games and their regeneration legacy and was a
Board Member of the Olympic Delivery Authority throughout its
life. Neale co-chaired the Olympic Delivery Group, which had
responsibility for leading preparations for the Games prior to
the creation of the ODA, ensuring the right infrastructure was in
place to support the largest sporting event in the world. He was
appointed CBE in the New Year Honours 2013, for services to the
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In addition to these appointments, the Chancellor intends to
launch a competition to appoint additional new commissioners to
the NIC to further strengthen its expertise and diversity.
Further details on this will follow in the coming months.
