John Craven (economist)
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John Craven | |
|---|---|
| 1st Chair of University Alliance | |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Janet Beer |
| Chancellor (education)#Vice-chancellor|Vice-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth | |
| In office 1 January 1997 – 31 August 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Graham Galbraith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Educator |
John Anthony George Craven CBE (born 17 June 1949) is a British economist, a former vice-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth. In 2006, he founded the University Alliance, and served as its first chair until 2009.
Early life
[edit]John Craven was educated at Pinner County Grammar School, then King's College, Cambridge where he read Mathematics and Economics and then took up a Kennedy Scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Career
[edit]He went to University of Kent at Canterbury where he spent 25 years, first as a member of the Economics Department and then in a variety of senior management roles. He was promoted to Reader in Economics in 1980 and Professor in 1986. In 1987 he was elected Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences; a position which he held for four years. He became Pro Vice-Chancellor in 1991 and Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 1993 when he had responsibility for planning and resource allocation.[1]
Vice-Chancellor of Portsmouth University
[edit]He was appointed as Chancellor (education)#Vice-chancellor|vice-chancellor at the University of Portsmouth and took up that position on 1 January 1997. His inaugural lecture on taking up the position of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Portsmouth brought together his main interests in social choice theory and reflected on the relevance of that theory to the issues of accountability facing Vice-Chancellors and others in publicly funded organisations.[1]
Craven was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to higher education and to the community in Hampshire.[2]
Research
[edit]John Craven's main academic interests lie in theoretical economics and the theory of social choice. He has published three books including a well-known textbook on introductory economics which has been widely used in schools, colleges and universities.[citation needed]
Founder of University Alliance
[edit]Vice-Chancellor Craven founded the University Alliance in 2006, and served as its chair until 2009. The University Alliance, previously convened informally as the Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, comprises a mixture of pre and post 1992 universities, which are not members of the other mission groups; the Russell Group, the 94 Group or Million Plus.[3] In August 2009 he was replaced as chair by the Chancellor (education)#Vice-chancellor|vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, Professor Janet Beer.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 1974 he married Laura Loftis; they have a son and daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vice-Chancellor - Professor John Craven". Archived from the original on 31 January 2010.
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 7.
- ^ "Welcome to our Website". University Alliance. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "New Chair for University Alliance". Oxford Brookes University. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
