On the Future with Howard Covington

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Howard Covington, discussing his background and insights on the future.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is Howard Covington. Howard is a Cambridge graduate in physics and maths. He has been a banker, a co-founder and chief executive of New Star Asset Management, and a trustee of the Science Museum. He’s also been and chair of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge, The Alan Turing Institute, ClientEarth, and the Scotia Group. He is the incoming chair of the Smith School of En...

People in this episode

Hosts: Omid Ashtari, Natascha McElhone

Guest: Howard Covington

Topics covered

• future
• science
• mathematics
• banking
• technology
• education

Keywords

• Howard Covington
• future
• Cambridge
• mathematics
• banking
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Star Asset Management, Science Museum, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, The Alan Turing Institute, ClientEarth, Scotia Group, Smith School

Places: Cambridge, University of Cambridge

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