Andrew Craig is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and founder of personal finance business Plain English Finance with a mission ""to improve the financial affairs of as many people as possible"". His first book, How to Own the World, has been one of the top-selling personal finance books in the UK for several years, and currently enjoys thousands of positive reviews across Amazon, Audible and Goodreads. Since founding Plain English Finance, Andrew has appeared in numerous national and specialist financial publications, been interviewed on Sky Television, Bloomberg and Shares Radio, and was featured in Michael Winterbottom's 2015 documentary-comedy The Emperor's New Clothes. Andrew began his finance career at SBC Warburg in the late 1990s. Since then, he has held various senior equity roles at leading investment banks, both in London and New York. From January 2015 to June 2021, Andrew was a partner at an investment bank specializing in biotechnology and life sciences, WG Partners LLP. Andrew lives in Hampshire, England, with his wife, Rachel, and their two small children, Ella and Oscar.
"""A tour-de-force and a book that I found unputdownable. Andrew has seen the way for biotech and brings a unique, insightful and typically plain-english perspective to us all. This is a must read and highly recommended."" -- Barry Smith, Founder of Sunday Times’ Fast Track 100 probiotics company, Symprove ""An excellent analysis of the life-changing scientific developments occurring in the world right now and a good prod in the ribs to Governments and Regulators to improve the funding environment to ensure we all benefit!"" -- Jim Wilkinson, CFO, Oxford Science Enterprises ""This is an important and extremely timely book which covers many key aspects of the biotech industry. Andrew provides excellent context for all readers no matter what level of knowledge and dives with appropriate depth into so many important areas of dramatic innovation. I thoroughly recommend this book as a clear guide for anyone interested in the sector and its impact on all of us, now and in the future."" -- David Browning, biotech industry veteran and former Chairman of Oxford Bioscience Network (OBN) ""In a world of every greater complexity, biotechnology is at the forefront of the complex. From the medicines we take, to the medical devices that are implanted, to the myriad of apps directing our diet and exercise regimes. Every day we are impacted by the products of this 'biotech revolution'. Even those who specialise in biotechnology can struggle to keep up! Our Future is Biotech is an outstanding, easy to read, anatomy of the impacts that biotechnology will have on all of us, what we need to understand and what we might need to do about it. I urge anyone with an interest in the future to read it!"" -- Dr Eliot Forster, Professor of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine at the University of Liverpool, CEO of Levicept and Chairman of Avacta plc"