Experts

Tehreem Husain is the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to this, she was the Economic History Society Power Fellow in Economic History in affiliation with the Institute of Historical Research and a Visiting Fellow at the LSE Department of Economic History. Tehreem completed her PhD in historical infrastructure finance at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London in December

Leonardo Iacovone is Lead Economist at the World Bank and Adjunct Professor of Economics at Hertie School. His area of research expertise include development economics, business dynamics, productivity, entrepreneurship, innovation, trade and youth unemployment, with a special focus on policy evaluation. His research has been published in numerous renowned journals such as Science, Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Economics, World Development, etc

Gbenga is a Professor of Finance with a research focus on financial market microstructure. He directs the Edinburgh Centre for Financial Innovations and the NatWest Group Centre for Purpose-driven Innovation in Banking. He is a Fellow at Sydney’s RoZetta Institute and a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Future of Resilient Financial Systems. He is published in leading academic journals, and featured in the media, e.g., New York Times, Economist, and Financial Times.

Zamzam Ibrahim is a climate justice activist and climate consultant. Co-founder of Students Organising for Sustainability and a UN advisor.

Guto Ifan is part of the Wales Fiscal Analysis (WFA) programme within Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre. His research interests include public finances, fiscal policy, and tax devolution. The WFA programme regularly publishes commentary and analysis on the Welsh Government budget and the Welsh economy.

Ethan Ilzetzki is an Associate Professor in Economics at the London School of Economics, an Affiliate of the Centre for Macroeconomics and a Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. His research focuses on macroeconomics, international economics, and fiscal policy. Ethan heads the Centre for Macroeconomics panel of experts. He serves on the editorial boards of the IMF Economic Review and the Journal of Monetary Economics.