Tony Danker

Tony Danker is a British businessman, and will be director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) from November 2020.

Tony Danker
Born	1971/1972 (age 48–49)[1] Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Education	University of Manchester Harvard University
Title	Director-general, Confederation of British Industry
Term	November 2020 -
Predecessor	Carolyn Fairbairn
Spouse(s)	Married
Children	2 sons

Early life

Danker was born in Belfast.[2] He was educated at Belfast Royal Academy, earned a law degree from the University of Manchester, and a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University.[2]

Career

Danker was chief strategy officer at Guardian News and Media, which publishes the Guardian and Observer.[1] Since 2017, he has been chief executive of Be the Business, a government and industry-funded body launched by George Osborne that aims to make British companies more productive.[1][3]

Danker was chair of the Union of Jewish Students from 1993 to 1994.[2]

Danker has also been a special adviser to HM Treasury, and a consultant at McKinsey.[3] He worked for the former Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, from 1994 to 1996.[2]

In June 2020, it was announced that Danker would take over as CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn in November 2020, after five years in post.[1]

Personal life

Danker is married, with two sons, and lives in London.[2] He is Jewish.[2]

References

1. Partington, Richard (10 June 2020). "Business lobby group the CBI appoints Tony Danker as chief". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. "Jewish adviser named new director-general of CBI". Jewish News. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
3. Kleinman, Mark (10 June 2020). "CBI picks productivity chief Danker as next director-general". Sky News. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

Business positions
Preceded by Carolyn Fairbairn	Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry 2015–present	Incumbent