UK Chief Economist, PwC United Kingdom
Barret is PwC UK’s Chief Economist and leads Strategy&’s UK Macroeconomic Consulting practice.
He consults with public and private sector bodies to help them understand the impact of macroeconomic events on them and their stakeholders. He has extensive experience in macroeconomic analysis, forecasting, economic impact modelling and risk analysis.
Barret is responsible for setting the firm’s view on economic issues that are relevant to the UK business community. His views are regularly quoted in the top-tier media publications, including the BBC, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Times, The Guardian, CNN and the New York Times.
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