CEO of CREATE–Research, a pan-European network

a.   Business Experience

Amin Rajan is the CEO of CREATE–Research, a pan-European network of prominent researchers undertaking high level advisory assignments for the UK Government, City institutions, multinational companies and international bodies such as the EU, OECD and ILO. 

He has also acted as a senior consultant to companies such as ABN-AMRO, Aegon Group, Aviva Global Investors, Barclays, BP, BT, Citigroup, Corning, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, EDS, Fiat, Ford, Fortis Prime Fund Solutions, Goldman Sachs, GSK, HSBC, IBM, ICI, ICL, KPMG Legal & General plc, Lloyds TSB, Merrill Lynch Investment Management, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, Proctor & Gamble, Prudential, RBC Dexia, Rolls Royce, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal SunAlliance, Shell, T. Rowe Price, UBS and VNU.

b.    Professional Experience

As well as appearing on radio and television regularly, he contributes feature articles to The Financial Times, Global Investor, IPE, The Guardian, The Fund Business, The Sunday Times, and The London Evening Standard.  He has published numerous books and articles on leadership, business cultures, socio-economic forecasting, globalisation, new technologies, diversity and new business models. 

He has presented the results of his work at over 100 major events in the USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific in the last five years. His expertise covers, amongst others, leadership and new business models in financial services.  He is the author of 16 best selling research reports:
•    Convergence and Divergence in Global Investment (2007).
•    Globalisation of Funds: Challenges and Opportunities (2007)
•    Towards Enhanced Business Governance (2006)
•    Tomorrow’s Products for Tomorrow’s Clients (2006)
•    Comply and Prosper (2006)
•    Hedge Funds: a catalyst reshaping global investment (2005)
•    Raising the Performance Bar (2004)
•    Harnessing Workforce Diversity to Raise the Bottom Line (2003)
•    Revolutionary Shifts, Evolutionary Responses (2003)
•    Harnessing Creativity to Improve the Bottom Line (2001)
•    Tomorrow’s Organisation: New Mindsets, New Skills (2001)
•    Fund Management: New Skills for a New Age (2000)
•    Good Practices in Knowledge Creation and Exchange (1999)
•    Competing Through Skills (1999)
•    Employability: Bridging the Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality (1998)
•    Leading People (1996)
 
He is a visiting professor at the Cass Business School, London Metropolitan University, Centre for Leadership Studies at Exeter University, President of the Scientific Committee at Audencia - Nantes Ecole de Management in France, and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Asia-Pacific Business.

He has held the following external non-executive appointments:
•    Chairman, International Currency Exchange plc (1997-2002)
•    Chairman, Lenlyn Holdings plc   (1997-2002)
•    Chairman, Professional Advisory Panel, KPMG   (1999-2002)
•    Board Director, Investors in People, UK  (1998-2002)
•    Non-Executive Director, Erinaceous Insurance Services (2006-to date)

c.     Leadership Capabilities

In 1998 he was awarded the Aspen Institute’s Prize in leadership.  It is a subject on which he has done extensive research involving some of today’s outstanding business leaders.  In two resulting publications, he has developed a close link between leadership, strategy and the emerging business models.  His work has proved so influential that he now provides leadership coaching to Chief Executives, executive committees and investment specialists in companies as varied as:
•    Anglian Water Group
•    Aviva Global Investors
•    BP
•    Cisco Systems
•    Citigroup
•    Credit Suisse Asset Management
•    Deutsche Bank
•    Dresdner RCM
•    Electronic Data Systems
•    Hewitt Associate
•    BM
•    HSBC Holdings
•    Invesco
•    Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
•    Pinnacle Insurance plc
•    PriceWaterhouseCoopers
•    Shell
•    UBS Asset Management
•    Virgin One Account

The current focus of his work is:
•    Emerging Business Models in Investment Management
•    Creating Global Capabilities
•    Leadership Dilemmas:  how good people make difficult decisions
•    Leadership Without Authority:  how to influence people over whom one has no advantage of rank, status or power

In recognition of his achievements, he was invited to give five major public lectures in the UK:
•    the Jean Monet Lecture on Business in an Integrated Europe (1992)
•    the Royal Society of Arts Manufacturing Lecture  (1996)
•    the Royal Society of Arts Millennium Lecture on Leadership in the Knowledge Age (2000)
•    the Royal Society of Arts Midlands Lecture on Leadership in the Age of Dilemmas (2001)
•    the Royal Society of Arts Lecture on Diversity and the Bottom Line (2004).

d.     Government Experience

As an economist, he has held significant positions, including:
•    Secretary, Economic Group, Cabinet Office, providing weekly briefs to the Prime Minister
•    Forecaster, Treasuring Econometric Model, producing forecasts of key macro indicators.

e.     Community Work

He has been active as a:
•    Trustee, Board of The Royal Society of Arts
•    Trustee, Campaign for Learning
•    Member, Government’s Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership
•    Fellow, Windsor Leadership Trust.

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