Biography
Ormerod completed his undergrad economic studies at Christ's College Cambridge and his postgrad studies at St Catherine's College Oxford, for which he was awarded a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in economics. Upon graduation he worked as a forecaster at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Later he founded several companies, first Henley Centre which was sold to a FTSE100 company and later Volterra Partners, which he founded with Bridget Rosewell and till today remains a partner.
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