Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow since October 2009. From 2007-2009 he was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University. An economist, his research interests are monetary economics, central bank independence, fiscal policy, international finance and macroeconomics. Prior to 2007 he held various roles at the University of Glasgow including Vice-Principal - Strategy, Budgeting and Advancement (2004-07) and Professor of Political Economy (1994-2007). Sir Anton was Chair (2017-2020) of the prestigious Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities. He has held numerous UK and Scottish government advisory roles including Chair of the First Minister of Scotland’s Standing Council on Europe, member of the Scottish Government’s Council of Economic Advisers and adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee. He has also advised the European Commission and the World Bank. He is a Director of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, one of the largest private pension funds in the UK. Sir Anton was knighted in 2017 for services to economics and higher education and was awarded the honour of Knight Commander (Commendatore) by the Republic of Italy in 2008 for contributions to higher education and economic science. He holds an honorary degree from McGill University in Canada.