Sir Andrew Duncan Crockett (23 March 1943 – 3 September 2012) was a British banker, economist and public servant. He was the general manager of theBank for International Settlements (BIS).[1][2]
Born inGlasgow, Crockett was educated atQueens' College, Cambridge andYale University.
Crockett joined theBank of England in 1966, and theInternational Monetary Fund in 1972. He was an executive director of the Bank of England from 1989 to 1993, before becoming General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in 1994. After retiring from the BIS in 2003, he joinedJPMorgan Chase, the U.S. banking firm, where he was Special Advisor to the chairman and a member of the executive committee until shortly before his death.
Crockett was also a member of theGroup of Thirty. He authored several books on economic and financial subjects, as well as numerous articles in scholarly publications.
He wasknighted in 2003 and named European Banker of the Year in 2000
He died inSan Francisco, California, aged 69, following a long battle withpancreatic cancer.[1]
Crockett was survived by his wife of 46 years, Marjorie (née Hlavacek), and their three children. He was also survived by his mother and two brothers.
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