David Henderson

Who is David Henderson?

David Henderson is a British economist. He was the Head of the Economics and Statistics Department at the OECD in 1984–1992. Before that he worked as an academic economist in Britain, first at Oxford and later at University College London; as a British civil servant; and as a staff member of the World Bank. In 1985 he gave the BBC Reith Lectures, which were published in the book Innocence and Design: The Influence of Economic Ideas on Policy.

Since leaving the OECD, Henderson has been an independent author and consultant, and has acted as Visiting Fellow or Professor at the OECD Development Centre, the Centre for European Policy Studies, Monash University, the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, the University of Melbourne, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the New Zealand Business Roundtable, and the Melbourne Business School. Recently, he has been a Visiting Professor at the Westminster Business School.

In 1992, Henderson was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Companion.