Probably the next Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury, but already George Osborne’s ‘go to’ man on science, HE funding and more recently on devolution. He was also central to Gordon Brown’s rediscovery of British science in the late 1990s before leaving to work in the City for Rothschild in 2009. He set up the deal that saved the UK banking system and then actually ran the banks for a while. With Osborne setting the tune for much of government higher education policy, John Kingman has been a key lieutenant throughout. Known for being fiercely bright, this son of a former University of Bristol vice chancellor is a man you need to know.
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John Kingman
Probably the next Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury, but already George Osborne’s ‘go to’ man on science, HE funding and more recently on devolution. He was also central to Gordon Brown’s rediscovery of British science in the late 1990s before leaving to work in the City for Rothschild in 2009. He set up the deal … Continued
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