DeAnne Julius


Dame DeAnne Shirley Julius, DCMG, CBE is a former economic analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency and an American-British economist, notable as a founder member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.
She began her active career as a project economist with the World Bank in Washington and has handled extensive roles in the private sector. From 2003–12 she was Chairman of Chatham House , in London and is currently Chair of University College London Council. She is a non-executive director of Jones Lang LaSalle. and ICE Benchmark Administration.

Early life and education

The daughter of Marvin and Maxine Julius, she was raised in Ames, Iowa.
She earned a BSc degree in economics from Iowa State University, and an MA and PhD degree in economics from the University of California, Davis. She holds five honorary doctorates, from the University of Warwick, University of Birmingham, South Bank University, University of Bath, and Iowa State University.

Career

After graduating, Julius began her career at the CIA as an economic analyst from 1970-71. In 1975, after earning her Ph.D, she went on to work as a project economist with the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
From 1986-97, she held a succession of posts, including chief economist at British Airways and Royal Dutch Shell. From September 1997 to May 2001, she was a full-time member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, and sat on the Court of the Bank of England until May 2004. She chaired HM Treasury's banking services consumer codes review group in 2000–01.
She was a non-executive director on the boards of Lloyds Bank and Serco Group from 2001–07, BP from 2001-11, Roche Holdings SA from 2002–16 and Deloitte LLP from 2011-14. Julius was the Chairman of Chatham House, formally known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, from 2003-12. In October 2008, she joined Jones Lang LaSalle's Board of Directors and in July 2016 the Board of ICE Benchmark Administration. In October 2014, she became Chair of the Council of University College London.

Board memberships and honours

DeAnne Julius was a member of the boards of both Lloyds Bank and Serco Group from 2001–07, BP from 2001-11, Roche Holdings SA from 2002–16 and Deloitte LLP from 2011-14. From 2003-12, she was Chairman of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs. She is currently a non-executive director of Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. and ICE Benchmark Administration.
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2002 and Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to international relations.
Dame DeAnne Julius was appointed Usher of the Blue Rod of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George on February 11, 2016.

Personal life

She is married to Ian Alexander Harvey, formerly chief executive of BTG. She has written five books and academic papers on subjects ranging from foreign direct investment to strategic planning and corporate governance.