Andrew Dawber Joins Adam Smith Institute as a Senior Fellow
Founding partner of Civitas Investment Management Andrew Dawber has joined the Adam Smith Institute (ASI), one of the world’s leading think tanks, as a Senior Fellow
Andrew Dawber brings over thirty years of senior-level experience in the financial sector. He is a Founding Partner of Civitas Investment Management, a leading pan-European impact investor focused on healthcare, education and living assets.
Andrew has also founded a number of other business ventures, including PFI Infrastructure Plc, which in 2004 became the first publicly traded company in London dedicated to investment in social infrastructure, Funding Affordable Homes, which was one of the first investors to provide private capital to the social housing sector, and several significant operational healthcare companies in the UK.
He has also previously served as the Co-Head of Capital Markets at Société Générale in London and has been actively involved in UK and international property investments. Outside of finance, Andrew pursues his passion for music and creative industries through his company, Constructive Music.
The Adam Smith Institute is an independent, non-partisan think-tank, ranked as the top independent think-tank in the world by the University of Pennsylvania. It works to promote free market economics through research, publishing, media outreach and education, and prides itself on putting forward bold and radical policy ideas to deliver real change.
The Institute is famous for its pioneering work in harnessing the power of free-markets to drive progress, leading campaigns on NHS reform, mapping out a pathway to a successful vaccine rollout, advocating for markets in education, and championing the deregulation of Britain’s broken planning system. It continues to influence public policy today, including the government’s recent initiatives to enable councils to purchase land for development, the introduction of Brownfield Passports to streamline the development process, and the adoption of full expensing on capital investment.
Commenting on his appointment, Andrew Dawber said:
“I am delighted to extend my involvement with the Adam Smith Institute. I believe that the focus on in-depth independent policy research and education is essential at a time of global change and upheaval. Regardless of the challenges which face us, it is essential that we demonstrate our optimism and commitment to building better futures for everyone within free and democratic societies.”
James Lawson, Chairman of the Adam Smith Institute, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Andrew to the Adam Smith Institute as a Senior Fellow. He brings incredible business experience, as one of the UK’s leading investors across healthcare, education, living assets and affordable homes. This provides vital insight in overcoming the profound economic challenges facing the UK. With economic stagnation and deficient public services, the UK needs radical change and new ideas. Andrew’s expertise will help us to develop policies and educational initiatives for a freer and more prosperous future.”
Notes to editors:
The Adam Smith Institute is one of the world’s leading think tanks. It is ranked first in the world among independent think tanks and as the best domestic and international economic policy think tank in the UK by the University of Pennsylvania. Independent, non-profit and non-partisan, the Institute is at the forefront of making the case for free markets and a free society, through education, research, publishing, and media outreach.