Who we are
Who we are
The story of Fathom
The idea for a boutique macroeconomic consultancy was born in the 1990s at the Bank of England. Once just a pipe dream between friends, the original idea was to bring the analytical rigour of the Bank into the private sector, creating a consultancy with the brainpower to tackle complex and intractable problems, fiercely independent and free from the traditional and hierarchical culture of a central bank.
The vision for Fathom was to connect macroeconomics and financial markets. Within the Bank of England these branches almost never met, and when they did, they spoke different languages. The same division was true in industry; a separation that led to mistakes during the Global Financial Crisis. Fathom’s founders sought to create more rounded, useful economic insights by connecting macro and markets.
Since then, observing the powerful impact of political events on the world economy has led Fathom to specialise in a third element: geopolitics. We see the global economy, markets and geopolitics as inextricably linked, and we position ourselves at this three-way intersection, carefully balancing all three in the work we do.
The word ‘Fathom’ conveys depth, careful measurement, and understanding. Fathom’s mission has always been to seek the truth, to produce original analysis with innovative approaches to give our clients clarity on complex issues. Fathom has expanded and evolved over the past 20 years, but our core values have never wavered.
The history of Fathom
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2009 - key call
At Fathom’s first ‘Monetary Policy Forum’, designed to mirror the Bank of England’s MPC, Dr DeAnne Julius, Prof Willem Buiter, Dr Charles Goodhart and Dr Sushil Wadhwani call for central banks to undertake unconventional monetary easing; the policy is later adopted by all Western advanced economies to deal with the effects of the Global Financial Crisis
The many faces of Fathom
Our team of economists has extensive expertise in areas including pensions, property, finance, politics, banking, and economic modelling.
Erik Britton
Laura Eaton
Andrew Brigden
Andrea Zazzarelli
Brian Davidson
Joanna Davies
Kevin Loane
Georgia McKenna
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Harris
Deputy Chief Economist
Dimos Andronoudis
Senior Financial Economist
Elisabeth Werenskiold
Senior Economist
Ingrid Grodås Standal Aas
Economist
George Archer
Economist
Vijay Krishnan
Economist
Felix Nagle
Economist
Ellen Ó Fríl
Economist
Juan Orts
Economist
Shamik Dhar
Senior Advisor
Desné Masie
Senior Advisor
Ben Shepherd
Senior Advisor
Kris Takoor
Head of Data
Darek Subczynski
Data Architect
Anuja Wagh
Data Engineer
Arushi Rawat
Economic Data Analyst
Sam Britton
Data Scientist
Kalon White
Data Visualisation Specialist
Alessandra Napoletani
Office Manager
Megan Marks
Assistant Office Manager
Craig Eaton
Business Development
Emma Britton
Head of Brand
Leara Gabay
Marketing & Events Manager
Jenny Booth
Editor
Jennie Russell
Deputy Editor
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