Jim Power

Jim Power has worked as an economist in the private sector for over 38 years. He is owner-manager of Jim Power Economics, an economic and financial consultancy, which he set up in 2009.

He is a graduate of University College Dublin (UCD) with a BA in Economics & Politics, and a Master of Economic Science Degree.

He was previously Treasury Economist at AIB (1987-1991), Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland Group (1992-2000) and Chief Economist Friends First Group (2000 to 2018). He is a board director of Love Irish Food, BMW Financial Services and Arboretum Garden Centre. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland.

He teaches on the Executive MBA and the Full-Time MBA at Smurfit Business School, UCD.

In February 2021, Jim and UK-based economist Chris Johns launched their own Podcast ‘The Other Hand’, which is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast hosts.