Sir Charles Richard Bean (born 16 September 1953) is a British economist and Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. He was previously Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2014. From 2000 to 2008, he served as Chief Economist at the Bank. He was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to monetary policy and central banking. He is a fellow of the European Economic Association.