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Olivier Blanchard at our annual New York conference

Olivier Blanchard, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, spoke at our annual conference in New York alongside CEO Adrian Cooper and Chief US Economist Gregory Daco.

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Adrian Cooper

Chief Executive Officer

Adrian Cooper

Chief Executive Officer

Adrian Cooper is responsible for coordinating and managing Oxford Economics’ global economic analysis, forecasting and consultancy activities, and overseeing its global team of over 450 professionals including 300 economists and analysts. He has led Oxford Economics’ work on a wide array of consultancy projects, ranging from policy advice to government departments in Europe, the US, Africa, and Asia to detailed analysis of the economic impact of particular industries and investment proposals.

Adrian spent the first seven years of his career with HM Treasury, England. During this time, he worked on the analysis of tax and other economic policy changes as part of the preparations for the UK Budget. He was also the coordinator of the government’s macroeconomic forecast for two years.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics in 1994, Adrian was UK economist for James Capel & Company, responsible for analysing and forecasting the UK economy for institutional investors, as well as briefing Capel’s own traders. Adrian was educated at the University of Bristol, England, where he gained a first-class degree in Economics; and at the London School of Economics and Political Science, England, where he achieved a distinction in the MSc in Economics and won the Ely Devons prize for outstanding performance in the degree examinations.

Gregory Daco

Former Chief US Economicst

Gregory Daco

Former Chief US Economicst

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