Dr Benjamin Warner is an economist with over 20 years’ experience spanning academia, government and the private sector, in both the UK and Ireland. That breadth gives him a rare ability to bring lessons learned in one sector to bear on another, and to see the full picture behind a project’s economic case.

• Academia: began his career at the University of York, teaching and researching economics.
• Government: spent 14 years in the UK Government Economic Service, working across departments including the Ministry of Defence, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Health, developing policy and business cases at the heart of government.
• Private Sector: moved into private sector consulting, working for EY, Mott MacDonald and Jacobs, leading the economic case behind major infrastructure, transport, tourism, housing, education and health projects in Ireland and the UK.

After 20 years working across this range of economics roles, Benjamin decided to set up Warner Economics Consulting, bringing that breadth of experience directly to clients. Working independently means senior-level economic input without the overhead of a large firm, bringing real savings to clients who need rigorous economic advice, without paying for layers of junior staff and overhead.

Credentials

• PhD Economics, University of York
• MSc Economics, University of York
• MA (Hons) Economics, University of St Andrews

For examples of recent and career project work, see Case Studies, and see Services for the work on offer and the ways of working together.