Jonathan Michie (born 25 March 1957, London, England) is a British economist who is

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Kellogg College, Oxford Kellogg College is a graduate-only constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1990 as Rewley House, Kellogg is the university's 36th college and the largest by number of students. It hosts research centres including ...

, where he is professor of innovation and knowledge exchange.

Early life

Michie is the son of the biologist Dame

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, and brother of the academic psychologist Susan Michie.

Academic career

Michie studied at

United World College of the Atlantic Atlantic College (formally the United World College of the Atlantic; alternatively styled UWC Atlantic College, UWCAC, or UWCA) is an independent boarding school in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of th ...

from 1973 where he gained his

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. He then gained a scholarship to

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...

, where he gained first class honours in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and later a doctorate, after having obtained an MSc in Economics (with Distinction) from

Queen Mary, University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

. In 1983 he moved to the Economics Department of the

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and then in 1988 to Brussels as an Expert to the

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, before becoming an academic at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

in 1990. After seven years at Cambridge – first in the Economics Faculty and then the Judge Business School – he took up the Sainsbury Chair of Management at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

, where he was head of the School of Management & Organizational Psychology at

Birkbeck College Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a public university, public research university, located in Bloomsbury, London, England, and a constituent college, member institution of the federal Universit ...

. In 2004, he became a professor of management at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

where he was director of the

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and a member of the University Council. He was also a non-executive director of the Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. In December 2007, he was appointed to the joint positions of Director of

Oxford University Department for Continuing Education Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is a department within the University of Oxford that provides continuing education mainly for part-time and mature students. It is located at Rewley House, Wellington Square, and at ...

and President of

. He stood down as director of the department in 2021. Michie authored a report which called for

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to be remutualised, and heads the Commission for Ownership set up at Oxford University.Oxford University centre to run Commission on Ownership
,

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

, UK, 15 December 2009. Michie was appointed

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(OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to education.

Shareholders United

Michie was one of the first chairpersons of Shareholders United, formerly Shareholders United Against Murdoch, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promote fan ownership in

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. They successfully thwarted

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's attempt to take over Manchester United. When his term as chair passed in 2004, Shareholders United had over 30,000 members and owned 1% of Manchester United. The organisation is now known as the Manchester United Supporters' Trust.Jonathan Michie
, Salford United Supporters Trust.

Personal life

He is married to Carolyn Downs and they have a son and a daughter.

References

External links

Jonathan Michie home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michie, Jonathan Innovation economists 1957 births Living people Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Alumni of Queen Mary University of London Academics of Birkbeck, University of London Academics of the University of Birmingham Academics of the University of Cambridge Presidents of Kellogg College, Oxford English economists People educated at Atlantic College People educated at a United World College McLaren family Michie family Officers of the Order of the British Empire