Fathom Financial Consulting is officially registered as a company, with one employee – former Bank of England economist Danny Gabay

Fathom wins its first clients, supplying independent research and presenting forecasts. Shamik Dhar, a former colleague of Danny’s at the Bank, joins him as director

Andrew Clare from the Cass Business School (now Bayes Business School) joins in an advisory role

Andrew Brigden is hired from the Bank of England – he later becomes Fathom’s Chief Economist

Fathom warns of stretched UK housing valuations and describes a scenario in which UK interest rates will fall as low as 2%

Fathom expands into bespoke consultancy work as Erik Britton joins as director

Danny and Erik warn clients of the high risk of a banking crisis and global recession. Their view is unpopular – but in fact, the Global Financial Crisis has already begun

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

Thomson Reuters (now Refinitiv, an LSEG business) commissions Fathom to create the Chartbook, an extensive online library of macro and financial market charts

Among the 2011 intake of economics interns is Laura Eaton, now a company director

Fathom’s China Momentum Indicator reveals that China is suffering a hard landing, not successfully rebalancing as many claim. Policymakers are forced to double down and allow the renminbi to depreciate. Our view later becomes consensus

Danny Gabay, the company’s founder, sadly dies. Renowned for his relentless wit and intelligence, his legacy lives on through Fathom

Erik Britton becomes CEO. He appoints Andrea Zazzarelli (our Technical Director and former client) and Laura Eaton as junior partners

Fathom undertakes its first work on climate change, developing a framework to model the impact and assess the risks and opportunities

In March, amid the uncertainty at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fathom forecasts a V-shaped recovery but warns that supply side shocks will be inflationary

Brian Davidson, Joanna Davies and Kevin Loane become junior partners, leading Fathom’s work on climate economics, China, and Fathom’s Global Outlook

Fathom’s US office opens in Washington DC, led by Kevin Loane