Experts

Phillip Brown is a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. His publications include 18 books, including The Death of Human Capital?: Its Failed Promise And How To Renew It In An Age of Disruption (Oxford University Press, 2020). He Chaired an Independent Review examining the impact of digital innovation for the economy and the future of work in Wales (2019), and is currently leading a three-year international research programme on digital futures of

Juliette Brown recently graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc in Economics and Politics and is currently working as an editorial assistant for the Economics Observatory. In September, she will be pursuing a masters at the London School of Economics in Political Science and Political Economy. Her interests lie in the area of international trade and socio-economic inequalities.

Graham Brownlow is Senior Lecturer in Economics at QMS. He is also a Research Associate of the Queen’s University Centre for Economic History and an elected member of the RIA Social Science and Humanities Committee. Since 2012 he has been editor/co-editor of Irish Economic and Social History. In 2019 Graham was plenary lecturer for the Economic History Society annual conference. Apart from his research on economic and business history, Graham has published on contemporary topics such as

Alex is Professor of Quantitative Social Science at UCL’s Social Research Institute. He is a Research Fellow at IZA, NIESR and Rutgers and is Editor-in-Chief at Industrial Relations Berkeley. His research focuses on labour economics, employment relations and programme evaluation.

Jim Buchan has worked as a policymaker, policy analyst, and consultant on health workforce and health systems issues in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. His background includes periods working for: the National Health Service in Scotland, the Royal College of Nursing, Health Workforce Australia, and the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). He is also Editor in Chief of the Human Resources for Health journal.

Greta Bull is the CEO of CGAP and a Director at the World Bank. Ms. Bull has 20 years’ experience in development finance, primarily focused on SME finance, microfinance and digital financial services. She has worked with financial services providers and policy makers in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Her clients have included banks, microfinance institutions, mobile network operators, and fintechs. Before joining CGAP, she was a manager at the IFC.