Professor John Cubbin (appointed in 2006) was Professor of Economics at City University in London, where he taught topics in industrial organization and finance.  He is currently director of the Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy at City where he researches on the economics of regulation. He was previously an Associate Director with National Economic Research Associates; Professor of Economics at UMIST; Reader in Economics at Queen Mary College, University of London; and a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Warwick.