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The Geography of Talent: How new ways of working are affecting individuals, industries, and regions

As organizations around the world call their people back to the office, our experts offer their insights on the changing realities of employment in the post-pandemic era. Join senior economists Barbara Denham and Saumya Jain, and editorial director Edward Cone for a conversation about the future of work.

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Edward Cone

Editorial Director, Thought Leadership

Edward Cone

Editorial Director, Thought Leadership

Edward Cone oversees global research programs for our Thought Leadership group. As Technology Practice Lead he works with clients such as Google, Accenture, IBM, SAP, and many others. His areas of focus include Artificial Intelligence, the impact of technology on business performance, and healthcare organizations.

Edward joined the firm in 2012 after more than two decades as a business and technology journalist based in New York, Paris, and North Carolina, including stints as an editor and writer at various Ziff Davis magazines (CIO Insight, Baseline), a contributing editor at Wired, and a staff writer at Forbes.

Edward also wrote a weekly newspaper opinion column for many years in his hometown of Greensboro, NC and authored a semi-popular blog. He has contributed to a bewildering variety of magazines and papers on topics ranging from politics to rock climbing and was a frequent speaker and organizer at new media conferences across the country. Honors for his work include the 2020 Rybczynski Prize, awarded for the best essay on economics by Society of Professional Economists, and various awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the North Carolina Press Association. He has a BA from Haverford College.

Barbara Byrne Denham

Senior Economist, Economic Impact

Barbara Byrne Denham

Senior Economist, Economic Impact

Barbara Denham is a senior economist at Oxford Economics. Barbara brings a seasoned approach to the study of U.S. cities and regions. She works in Oxford Economics’ division of regional analysis where she will lead in writing reports on US metros and states. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, she worked six years for Moody’s Analytics REIS where she did similar work and wrote a number of white papers covering metro-level analyses including the Impact of the Tax and Jobs Act on Commercial Real Estate; Amazon HQ2, a Scoring Analysis; and the Real Estate of College Towns. 

Saumya Jain

Senior Economist, Macro Consulting

Saumya Jain

Senior Economist, Macro Consulting

Saumya is a Senior Economist in the Macroeconomic Consulting team based in New York. Since joining Oxford Economics in 2019, Saumya has worked on a variety of consulting engagements including the development of the Oxford Economics Canadian Provincial and Territorial Model (CPTM).

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Saumya interned as an economist at the Macquarie Group and as a research assistant at Evidence for Policy Design, Harvard University. She earned a Master’s degree in Economics from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Delhi University, India.

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