Michael Driscoll (economist)

Michael John Driscoll (born 27 October 1950) is a British economist. He was Chair of the Coalition of Modern Universities in the UK and from 1996 to 2015 was Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University in London. In 2016, he was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of Taylor's University in Malaysia.[1]

Early life

Driscoll was born and brought up in Warrington. From obtained a BA in Economics from Trent Polytechnic.[2]

Career

He lectured in Economics at the University of Birmingham from 1977–1989. He spent three years during this period on secondments at the OECD in Paris.[2] From 1989–1991 he was Head of Economics at Middlesex University.[3]

He was Chairman of the Coalition of Modern Universities from 2003–2007 (became Million+ in 2004).

References

  1. ^ "Professor Michael Driscoll Helms Taylor's University as New VC and President" (Press release). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "About us: Executive". Middlesex University. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008.
  3. ^ Lipsett, Anthea M (12 January 2004). "Michael Driscoll: Brand leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2019.