Many congratulations to Professor Julia Black, awarded a CBE in the New Year 2020 Honours List, in recognition of her achievements in the study of Law and Regulation. Professor Black is currently LSE's Strategic Director of Innovation. She has written extensively on regulatory issues in a number of areas, and has advised policy makers, consumer bodies and regulators on issues of institutional design and regulatory policy. Julia was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2015. She was appointed to the Board of UK Research and Innovation in 2017.