About Us

Cambridge Econometrics was founded in 1985 as a commercial spin-off from the University of Cambridge to take forward the pioneering work of Professor Sir Richard Stone, Nobel Laureate in Economics.

Led by Professor Terry Barker, our approach to empirical economic analysis put Cambridge Econometrics at the cutting edge of macroeconomic modelling in the 1980s and 90s, a position we maintain to this day. Ongoing innovation combined with academic rigour led to the development of our flagship macroeconomic model E3ME, first created as part of a series of contracts in the JOULE/THERMIE and European Commission research programmes.

In the 1990s, leadership passed from Professor Terry Barker to our now Chair Richard Lewney who led the consultancy for three decades, establishing our role as a trusted partner to policymakers around the world. Over the last decade, our current CEO Phil Summerton and the leadership team have seen our Cambridge-based consultancy globalise and diversify into a 50-strong team of highly skilled expert economists, across offices in the UK, Belgium, Hungary and the US.

Majority-owned by The Cambridge Trust for New Thinking in Economics, we’re driven by a desire to make a difference, not just a profit. When we partner with you, we take pride in not only delivering independent and robust insights to help inform your immediate decisions, but also in offering training, advice and capacity building that continues to deliver long-lasting value over years to come.