Experts

Helen Barnard is Director of Research and Policy at Pro Bono Economics and Associate Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Previously she was Director of JRF, after leading JRF’s analysis and policy teams.  Helen is a leading national expert on poverty, inequality and social policy. Her extensive body of research and policy work have covered poverty, destitution, labour markets, housing, social security and civil society. Earlier in her career Helen worked for Opinion Leader

Jose Maria Barrero is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), where he conducts empirical and quantitative research in macroeconomics, finance, and labor economics. He also teaches undergraduate corporate finance. Professor Barrero holds a BA in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA and PhD in Economics from Stanford University.

Louiza is a PhD Candidate in Finance at Imperial College Business School. Her research focuses on household finance and behavioral economics. Prior to starting the PhD, Louiza worked for two years at JP Morgan Chase in New York as part of the Retirement Plan Investment Group and the Portfolio Strategy Group at the Chief Investment Office. Louiza holds a MRes in Finance with Distinction from Imperial College Business School, a Master in Finance from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a MEng in

Amit Basole teaches Development Economics and Political Economy at Azim Premji University, where he also heads the Centre for Sustainable Employment. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Prior to joining Azim Premji University he taught at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the lead author of State of Working India, a periodic publication on India’s labour market.

Dr Victoria Bateman is an Economist and Economic Historian, specialising in both the Industrial Revolution and Feminist Economics. She is author of two books: The Sex Factor (2019) and Markets and Growth in Early Modern Europe (2012/2016). Victoria is co-author of the Royal Economic Society’s “Report on the Status of Women in Academic Economics” (July, 2021), and has written for CapX and Bloomberg.

Bernardo is professor of FinTech History and Global Trade, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is mainly interested in the long-term nature of technological change in retail banking. His most recent publications include “Cash and Dash: How ATMs and Computers Changed Banking” (OUP, 2018). He regularly contributes to media outlets on issues around cashless economy, FinTech, digital payments, ATMs and self-service in retail banking.