1. Linda Yi-Chuang Yueh is a Taiwanese-born British-American economist, lawyer, broadcaster, and author.
12 Facts About Linda Yueh
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Linda Yueh was a visiting professor at Peking University and associated with both the Centre for Economic Performance and IDEAS research centres at the London School of Economics.
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Linda Yueh is a TV and radio presenter, including for BBC programmes such as Radio 4 Analysis, Business Daily on BBC World Service, and Radio 4 Today programme.
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Linda Yueh was born to Taiwanese American immigrant parents in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Linda Yueh emigrated with her family to the United States around 1982 when she was five years old.
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Linda Yueh is currently a non-executive director at Rentokil Initial; she has held this role since November 2017.
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Linda Yueh is an External Trustee of the Coutts Foundation and on the advisory board of OMFIF.
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Linda Yueh serves on the supervisory Policy Committee of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.
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Linda Yueh is the Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society and Malaria No More UK.
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In September 2020, Linda Yueh was named an advisor to the British Board of Trade.
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Linda Yueh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to economics.
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Linda Yueh has been a consultant to the World Bank, the European Commission, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Economic Forum at Davos.