The Rags-to-Riches Capitalist Behind Britain’s Most Influential Think Tank
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Clive Cowdery is arguably the most influential non-politician in UK politics today. His proteges at the Resolution Foundation, a think tank he founded 20 years ago, now staff the halls of Westminster and its ideas occupy the minds of Labour’s government ministers.While Resolution is largely seen as leaning to the left, Cowdery — an insurance entrepreneur whose £200 million ($267 million) fortune belies his impoverished upbringing — remains a champion of markets.