Our People
We are a small team based in the Department of Economics at Oxford University.
We work alongside Faculty members to create an outstanding experience for our participants. For any queries, please email us at oubep@economics.ox.ac.uk

Petr Sedlacek
Position: Senior Tutor
Petr is a macroeconomist with a particular interest in the vast heterogeneity among workers and firms. He is fascinated by the ... See full profile

Johannes Abeler
Position: Associate Professor at the Department of Economics
Johannes Abeler University of Oxford Johannes is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Tutorial Fellow at St ... See full profile

Abi Adams-Prassl
Position: Director of External Engagement
My research sits within Applied Microeconomics, often focused on the econometrics of consumer and family choice. My research has ... See full profile

Tobias Berg
Position: Professor of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Tobias is Professor of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He was previously Assistant Professor of Finance at ... See full profile

Robin Bew
Position: CEO of the Economist Intelligence Unit
Robin is the Managing Director (CEO) of the Economist Intelligence Unit, responsible for the overarching commercial and editorial ... See full profile

Eric Budish
Position: Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Eric Budish is the Steven G. Rothmeier Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, a Research ... See full profile

James Close
Position: Head of Climate Change, NatWest Group
James has spent his career working at the interface of the public and private sectors with a focus on mobilising finance. He is now ... See full profile

Maeva Cousin
Position: Senior Euro-Area Economist
Maeva Cousin is an economist covering the euro area for Bloomberg Economics. Before that she spent eight years at HM Treasury, where ... See full profile

Mike Crow
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
Michael is NatWest Group’s Head of Public Affairs and a member of the bank’s Scotland Board. His background is in politics and ... See full profile

Fabien Curto Millet
Position: Director of Economics at Google
Fabien is the Director of Economics at Google, where he has worked since 2011. Fabien reports to and works closely with their Chief ... See full profile

John Downie
Position: Chair of Steering Committee
Accenture Management Consulting John is a Senior Managing Director in Accenture's Resources (Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Metals, ... See full profile

Andrea Ferrero
Position: Syndicate tutor / Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
Andrea Ferrero is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford and the Levine Fellow in Economics ... See full profile

James Fry
Position: Speaker
James Fry did his undergraduate degree in Mathematics at New College, Oxford, and D. Phil in Economics at Nuffield College, Oxford. ... See full profile

Eleonora Fulcini
Position: OUBEP External Engagement Manager
Eleonora leads our external engagement for OUBEP, as well as providing leadership on our Department summer schools, events, ... See full profile

David Gould
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
David Gould Consultants Ltd After graduating from the University of Sussex, David Gould had an extensive career in the UK Ministry ... See full profile

Stéphane Hallegatte
Position: Lead Economist, Climate Change Group, The World Bank
Stéphane Hallegatte is the lead economist of the World Bank Climate Change Group. He joined the World Bank in 2012 after 10 years of ... See full profile

Claire Hamlin
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
Claire is an experienced talent and development professional with over 20 years’ experience both as a consultant and within line ... See full profile

Jenny Hayward
Position: OUBEP Committee Member, Department of Economics
Jenny is the Head of Administration and Finance at the Department of Economics. She is a member of the OUBEP Steering Committee. See full profile

Cameron Hepburn
Position: Professor of Environmental Economics University of Oxford and the London School of Economics and Political Science
Cameron Hepburn is an economist with over a decade’s experience working on environmental and climate change issues, with particular ... See full profile

Nigel Hobson
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd Nigel Hobson is currently Vice President Shell Global Operations for the Trading and ... See full profile

Ole Jann
Position: Assistant Professor, CERGE-EI
Ole Jann, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI, Charles University in Prague and Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic. He was ... See full profile

Beata Javorcik
Position: Chief Economist, EBRD
As the EBRD’s Chief Economist, Beata Javorcik is responsible for advising the President and other senior members of the Bank’s ... See full profile

Robert Joyce
Position: Deputy Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Robert is Deputy Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He runs the Income, Work and Welfare sector, which leads the ... See full profile

Peter Lacy
Position: Senior Managing Director at Accenture
Peter Lacy is senior managing director at Accenture and a member of its Global Leadership Council. His responsibilities include ... See full profile

Hamish Low
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
Hamish is the James Meade Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford and a Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College. He is also ... See full profile

David Myatt
Position: Professor at London Business School
David is a Professor at London Business School, where we has also served as Chair of the Economics Subject Area, Deputy Dean for ... See full profile

Alberto Navarretta
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
Since 2018 Alberto has been the CFO of Versalis, one of the leading chemical producer in the international scene, subsidiary of Eni ... See full profile

Emily Oehlsen
Position: DPhil student in Economics at the University of Oxford
Emily is a doctoral student in Economics at Oxford University. Previously, she worked at DeepMind, Uber, and TGG Group. She has a BSFS ... See full profile

Alexei Parakhonyak
Position: Associate Professor at the Department of Economics
Alexei is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Tutorial Fellow at Lincoln College, University of Oxford. After ... See full profile

John Pelton
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
Jacobs Programme Strategy Director, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme John has been the Palace of ... See full profile

Joe Perkins
Position: Senior Vice President and Head of Research at Compass Lexecon
Joe Perkins is a Senior Vice President and Head of Research at Compass Lexecon based in London. In his capacity as Head of ... See full profile

Daniel Quigley
Position: Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
I am an Associate Professor at the department and Exeter College. My research interests are in economic theory, finance and political ... See full profile

Andrew Smart
Position: OUBEP Committee Member
Accenture Management Consulting Andrew Smart is the Global Industry Senior Managing Director for Energy and is based in Accenture’s ... See full profile

Alex Teytelboym
Position: Director of OUBEP
Alex Teytelboym is an Associate Professor in Economics within the Department of Economics in Oxford, Tutorial Fellow at St Catherine’s ... See full profile

Mike Thomas
Position: Global Category Manager at Procter & Gamble
Mike is the Global Category Manager at Procter & Gamble Chemicals leading their Global network design and marketing. Mike was ... See full profile

Séverine Toussaert
Position: Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
Séverine holds two Masters degrees from Sciences Po and Paris School of Economics as well as a PhD in Economics from New York ... See full profile

Björn Van Roye
Position: Senior Global Economist, Bloomberg Economics
Björn van Roye is a Senior Global Economist for Bloomberg Economics in Frankfurt. He previously worked as a Team Lead Economist at the ... See full profile

Phil Wilbraham
Position: Expansion Programme Director, Heathrow
Phil joined Heathrow in 2003 and became Expansion Programme Director in 2017 accountable for delivering Heathrow’s third runway along ... See full profile

Alex J. Wood
Position: Researcher at the OII
Alex J. Wood is a Researcher at the OII. He is a sociologist of work and employment, focusing on the changing nature of employment ... See full profile
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