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Romesh Vaitilingam is a writer and media consultant. He is the author of numerous articles and several successful books in finance, economics and public policy, including The Ultimate Investor: The People and Ideas that Make Modern Investment and The Financial Times Guide to Using Economics and Economic Indicators.
As a specialist in translating economic and financial concepts into everyday language, Romesh has advised a number of top management consultancies and investment managers as well as various public agencies, including the European Central Bank. His work also involves media consultancy for the economic research community, notably advising the Royal Economic Society and the Centre for Economic Performance on the management and development of their public profile, and being a member of the editorial board of Vox (www.voxeu.eu), which provides research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists.
In 2003, he was awarded an MBE for services to economic and social science.
Romesh Vaitilingam is a media consultant and writer. He is the author of numerous articles and several successful titles in finance, including The Financial Times Guide to Using Economics and Economic Indicators. As a specialist in translating economic and financial concepts into everyday language, Romesh has advised a number of top management consultancies, as well as various UK government agencies. His work also involves media consultancy for the international economic research community.
