Mr Charles Cowling

Charles attended Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School between 1975 and 1981 before going up to Durham University to read mathematics.

He qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and became a Partner and subsequently Chief Actuary at Mercer. He is currently President of the International Actuarial Association. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Actuaries.

Charles is also an ordained priest and a curate in the Parishes of the Upper Eden and Upper Lune in Cumbria. He is married to Becky, an Old Girl, and has four children. He is a keen singer and also a runner and regularly runs marathons for charity. He is also Chair of Trustees at Manna House in Kendal, and a Trustee of the USPG.

Charles is a Liveryman of the Merchant Taylors’ Company and is their representative on the Board of Governors.