Paul Donovan joined the UBS in 1992 and is a Managing Director and Global Economist. Paul is responsible for formulating and presenting the UBS Investment Research global economic view, drawing on the bank's world-wide resources. He co-authors the Global Economic Perspectives publication with the other members of the Global Economics team and writes Global Economic Specials that focus on key topics of interests to investors. Paul regularly appears on the CNN, Bloomberg TV, and CNBC television stations.

Paul took a degree, and was a scholar, in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University. He is a senior member and Honorary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He holds an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London. He is a co-founder of the Peter Culverhouse Memorial Trust, a charitable fund that raises money for cancer research and patient care, and an economic adviser to the East London Business Alliance.