After forsaking academia to become a political
adviser in the City, Brian Landers has acquired
a wealth of experience of business and public
policy issues. Until recently a director
of the publisher Penguin he previously held
senior management positions with leading
British retailers Sainsbury's, Habitat,
W H Smith and Waterstone's.
His public appointments have included Finance
Director of H M Prison Service, Trustee of
the Royal Armouries and Deputy Chairman of
the Financial Ombudsman Service. In addition
he spent two years with a family planning
charity, worked for an insurance company
in Buenos Aires and an American multinational
in Amsterdam and was a management consultant
with Price Waterhouse. He is currently a Trustee
of Refugee and Migrant Justice.
Brian has written on subjects as varied as
quangos, European affairs and House of Commons
committees.
He has an MBA from London Business School.