Ben Page (born 9 January 1965) is a market researcher, who is

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especial ...

Ipsos Ipsos Group S.A. () (an acronym of ) is a multinational market research and consulting firm with headquarters in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1975 by Didier Truchot, Chairman of the company, and has been publicly traded on the P ...

. He has worked there since 1987, having graduated from St. John's College, Oxford the previous year.

Career

From 1987-1992 Ben Page worked in the company's private sector businesses on corporate reputation and consumer research, working for companies like Shell, BAE Systems, Sky TV and IBM. Since 1992 he has worked closely with both Conservative and Labour ministers and senior policy makers across government, leading on work for Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, the Home Office and the Department of Health, as well as a wide range of local authorities and NHS Trusts. He has served on a wide range of independent commissions and reviews and is currently a member of the advisory boards of the King's Fund,

Institute of Public Policy Research The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is a progressive think tank based in London. It was founded in 1988 and is an independent registered charity. IPPR has offices in Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester, and Edinburgh. Funding comes from ...

(IPPR), and the

Social Market Foundation The Social Market Foundation (SMF) is an independent British political public policy think-tank based in Westminster, London. It is one of the 'Top 12 Think Tanks in Britain' and was named 'UK Think Tank of the Year' by Prospect in 2012. Its pur ...

(SMF). He sits on the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). He also serves as a trustee for the Centre for Ageing Better and the

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. He recently served as a commissioner on the Resolution Foundation's Intergenerational Commission. In September 2021 he was appointed as the CEO of Ipsos, one of the world’s largest research agencies https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/ben-page-appointed-as-chief-executive-officer-of-ipsos

Honours & Awards

He was awarded the

Market Research Society The Market Research Society is a professional body for market research based in London, England. It was established in 1946 at the offices of the London Press Exchange. It represents the views of its members to government and in the press. MRS ...

(MRS) Silver medal award in 2005. In 2015, he was ranked 3rd on a list of ''100 Most Connected Men in Britain'' by GQ. In 2016, Page was elected a

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences The Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) is an award granted by the Academy of Social Sciences to leading academics, policy-makers, and practitioners of the social sciences. Fellows were previously known as Academicians and used the ...

(FAcSS). In 2019, he was elected a Fellow of the

(FMRS)

References

British businesspeople 1965 births Living people Market researchers Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences {{England-bio-stub