Andrew McPhillips
Chief Economist (Northern Powerhouse Partnership)
Andrew McPhillips is Chief Economist for the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP). His role drives the NPP’s research output, ensuring that the best evidence and economic thinking informs policy proposals.
Andrew worked in a similar role at Yorkshire Building Society, creating economic scenarios to determine the organisation’s business planning and advising the board on the economic outlook. He has also worked in the Department for Education, as Strategy Advisor, the Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Transport. Andrew is also President of Leeds Credit Union, and studied Economics at Leeds Beckett University.