Steve Kidd - Acting Director General

Steve Kidd is Acting Director General at the World Nuclear Association. 

His early career was as an industrial economist with leading UK companies, including Rio Tinto and Rover Cars. He practiced as an independent consultant from 1990 onwards and then joined the former Uranium Institute in 1995. He became Director of Strategy & Research when the Institute became the World Nuclear Association in 2001 before becoming the Deputy Director General in 2010.       

He received his bachelors and masters degrees in economics from Queens’ College, University of Cambridge and was the winner of the Adam Smith Prize. He authors many articles on the commercial aspects of nuclear power, is a frequent speaker at conferences and meetings around the world and is the author of the book, “Core Issues – Dissecting Nuclear Power Today”. He is a former Chairman of the Nuclear Engineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and organizes and teaches at training courses for nuclear professionals in developing nuclear countries on behalf of the World Nuclear University.