Ian Jones (appointed in 2005) is a Special Adviser with NERA Economic Consulting. Prior to this he was Director and Head of NERA’s European Transport Practice where he was extensively involved in the privatization of UK airports and railways, and directed major studies for the European Commission on the use of market mechanisms to allocate scarce airport capacity, on rail infrastructure charging and regulation, and on competition in European aviation markets. He has also worked with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, London Business School and the Government Economic Service.