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Reunion class chair -
Richard Dunn
A bit about me
I was at the LSE from 1981 to 1984 for my undergraduate studies and
1984-5 for a postgraduate degree both in the Economics department under
Professor Layard. I followed in my father's footsteps. He was at the LSE
during the George Soros years and studied under Karl Popper. Prior to
the LSE I was educated in the French Lycee School system, and lived most
of my childhood in Japan, Asia and north Africa. During my stay at LSE I
was president of Passfield Hall, student representative on the School's
Court of Governors and vice president of the Malaysia Singapore Society.
After my studies I joined
Bankers Trust and became a specialist in financial derivatives. In 1990
I moved to Merrill Lynch where I was asked to manage different
businesses across Asia, Europe and the Americas. My last role at the
Bank was the senior partner on the management committee of the bank in
charge of firm-wide risk taking. I retired in 2001 after having helped
Merrill Lynch recover from the 9-11 disaster and wrote a book on risk
management. I now manage various investments and am very focused on
agriculture.
I live in Rome with my wife,
Sabrina, and two young boys.
Why I am proud to be an
alumnus of LSE
I am particularly proud to have been able to follow my father's
footsteps as he was also an alumnus of LSE. I was also very lucky to
have been exposed to excellent teachers and thinkers, in particular
Richard Layard and Michio Morishima. Being born in Cambodia, having
lived in many different countries and speaking four languages I was
lucky to be able to attend LSE where the student body is very
international and diversified. At the postgraduate level it was also
great to be able to study alongside many students seconded from central
banks and various corporate, banks and official sector organisations.
The reunion
I am delighted to have the opportunity to be involved in the 1980-84
reunion as a class chair. The weekend promises to be a fantastic chance
for us to revisit campus and see first-hand the changes that have been
made since we were last here.
I look forward to seeing many of you there and hope that you enjoy our
reunion weekend.
Richard Dunn
(BSc Economics 1984, MSc Economics 1985) | 
