Background
He was the youngest son of Jewish immigrants. His father and brothers worked in the clothing business but at the age of 17 he gained a scholarship to the London School of Economics.
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He was the youngest son of Jewish immigrants. His father and brothers worked in the clothing business but at the age of 17 he gained a scholarship to the London School of Economics.
He was educated at the Davenant Foundation School and Raine"s School. In 1934 he gained an Master of Science for a thesis titled "English Theory of Capital from a Hayekian Viewpoint.
Hayek himself approved the thesis. He worked for Moody’s Economist Services, 1934-1938, Joseph Sebag & Company, 1938-1939 and the Bank of England, 1940-1947. He joined the Civil Service in 1947, first in the Central Statistical Office then transferred to the Treasury in September 1947.
The leading priority then in the Treasury was post-war recovery.
He spent his career in the finance group until 1968, becoming Chief Statistician, 1948. Assistant Secretary, 1952.
Under-Secretary, 1960 and Third Secretary, 1962. In 1968, he was appointed Second Permanent Secretary in charge of public spending, serving under both the Labour government of Harold Wilson and the Conservative one of Edward Heath.
He was made Central Bank in 1963 and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1969.
Retiring in 1972, he became chairman of Henry Ansbacher Holdings and managing director of Orion Bank. He was Chairman of the Covent Garden Market Authority, 1976-1981. He was among the first people to be made an honorary fellow of London School of Economics.
Married Patricia Rosemary Hodges in 1943.