Angela McGowan

Chief Economist, Danske Bank

Angela McGowan, Chief Economist Danske Bank
Angela joined what was then Northern Bank in 2008 from
the Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland (ERINI)
where she worked as a Senior Economist. She has 20 years
experience in the economics field, having begun her
economics career as a Research Associate in the Economics
Department at Queens University. She also previously
worked in the former Northern Ireland Economic Council as
a Senior Economist and the Economic Research Institute for
NI.
As Danske Bank chief economist Angela provides analysis,
commentary and insights on Northern Irish, UK and global
economic trends, in particular those elements of economic
performance

which

impact

the

Bank's

personal

and

business portfolios. She regularly provides commentary on

issues impacting the local economy in regional and national
media and also reports on local economic statistics and
trends to colleagues in the Danske Bank Group.
Angela currently publishes a number of regular research
publications for Dankse Bank including:

A Quarterly

Sectoral Forecast Report, a Northern Ireland Consumer

Confidence Index as well as a Quarterly Economic Update
report.

She is a regular guest speaker at key business

conferences

and

currently

represents

Danske

Bank

externally on the Young Enterprise Board. Angela is also a

member of the Employers Forum at Queens University
Belfast and sits on the International Advisory Board for the
QUB School of Management.

She was also a board

member and former Deputy Chair of Enterprise NI between

2010 and September 2014.
You can follow her on twitter at @angela_mcgowan or visit
her webpage at www.danskebank.co.uk/economy