David joined Oxford Economics' consulting division in 2015 and has worked on a variety of thematic research projects including policy impact assessment and forecasting projects in global trade and energy transition.

Before joining the New York office in 2022, he worked in our London, Dubai and Toronto offices where he led several large-scale macro modelling engagements with financial and public sector clients.

David holds a Master's degree in Economics from the Barcelona School of Economics and a B.A. in Economics from the University of St. Gallen.

David is the Managing Director at BIS Oxford Economics and heads the office for Australia and New Zealand. In August 2013 he moved to Sydney to establish the firm and is continuing to grow the business in this region as well as leading key projects within Australia.

Before moving to Australia David worked as part of Oxford Economics’ business development team in London. Prior to joining Oxford Economics he worked for KPMG as a management consultant, specialising in financial risk management including stress testing and scenario analysis. During this time he was also seconded to the main Financial Services regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). He completed his degree in Economics at Nottingham University and also studied the chartered institute for securities investment diploma.

Débora joined Oxford Economics in April 2021 and is based in our Mexico City office. She is responsible for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica’s macroeconomic coverage, and is also involved in Latin America’s regional thematic research.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Débora spent two years in BCP, the largest bank in Peru, providing macroeconomic forecasts and financial advisory. Formerly, she worked as an analyst covering international economics at the Treasury Department of Peru, monitoring and analyzing global economic conditions.

Débora holds two masters degrees, being the most recent an MSc in International Trade, Finance and Development at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, part of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics in 2018. Prior to that, she completed an MSc in Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), in Lima, in 2015. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Debra D'Agostino founded Oxford Economics’ Thought Leadership division in 2011 and serves as its managing director. She oversees a global team of editors, researchers and analysts who conduct ground-breaking research programs in partnership with the world’s most forward-looking organizations, on topics ranging from business transformation, emerging technology, diversity and inclusion, talent and leadership to risk management and corporate finance. Debra also leads Oxford Economics’ global consulting business development team, serves as co-managing director for the firm’s operations in the Americas, and is a member of Oxford Economics’ global Senior Management Team.

Debra joined the firm from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the research arm of the Economist Group, where she led the company's business research department for the Americas. Prior to the EIU, she served as an editor and writer at CIO Insight, the award-winning business and technology strategy journal she helped launch at Ziff Davis Media in 2001. She holds a bachelor of science in journalism from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Diantha leads Oxford Economics’ business development efforts for the Americas, based in New York. She has managed a large number of consulting projects over the past 8 years that fall into the areas of thought leadership and economic and social impact for a wide range of clients. Her wider experience spans over 20 years and she currently manages account relationships for Oxford’s professional service firms, technology, manufacturing, and financial services. She is the Technology category leader for the consulting team at Oxford Economics.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Diantha worked at the Economist Group, Forbes Inc., and BusinessWeek Magazine. She has a BA with a double major in Political Science and French from Denison University.

Dmitriy Gruzinov is a Lead Economist at Oxford Economics, primarily responsible for managing the European Cities Forecasting service. He has extensive knowledge of sub-national data analysis and modelling, and has worked on a wide range on consultancy projects. Another key area of his expertise is modelling national and regional consumer spending by detailed categories.

Dmitriy graduated from the University of Bath, where he first obtained a BSc (Hons) Economics degree and then a distinction in MSc Economics and Finance. During his placement year Dmitriy worked at Cambridge Econometrics, where he gained his first experience of economic analysis.

Edward is an Economist within the Macro and Investor Services team, contributing to Oxford Economics' UK macroeconomic forecasting and analytical content. Prior to joining, Edward spent a summer working for Greencroft Economics as an Economic Analyst and undertook a year-long internship in HM Treasury's Macroeconomic Research Group. He holds a MSc Economics from the University of Nottingham.

Editorial Director 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.

Elaine is an editor at Oxford Economics Africa. She focuses on editing macroeconomic and political risk content besides proofreading ad hoc consulting projects. Elaine completed a postgraduate programme in editing at the University of Pretoria and holds a BCom Honours degree in Industrial Psychology. Before she joined Oxford Economics Africa in May 2019, she gained extensive experience in the engineering, professional services, and FMCG industries.

Since joining Oxford Economics in February 2022, Elizabeth has worked on various economic and social impact projects. Prior to this, Elizabeth worked as a Lecturer for the Economics Department at Manchester Metropolitan University. Elizabeth also has experience as a Financial Consultant at KPMG Luxembourg, which allowed her to gain French and German language skills. Elizabeth holds an MSc in Development Economics and Policy from The University of Manchester and a BSc (Hons) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University. Her main research specialisations include Gender, Health Economics, Inequality, and Governance.

Mainly managing the Finance and HR function of OE Africa in the South African office. I have experience in different financial roles over the last 10 years, and enjoy the challenge of building cohesion in a team through collaboration to work towards a common goal with a shared vision.

Elliot joined the EMEA Macro Consulting division of Oxford Economics in February 2022. Since joining, he has worked on a variety of bespoke macroeconomic consultancy projects, with a focus on economic forecasting, international education and issues relating to the financial sector. In addition to consultancy work, Elliot produces regular forecasts and country reports for Israel and Bangladesh. Elliot holds a BSc (first-class honours) and MSc (Distinction) in Economics from The University of Bristol. In his dissertation, Elliot explored the relationship between government debt and economic growth utilising a dynamic panel econometric model.

Elton heads up commercial efforts for Oxford Economics Africa services. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Elton looks after clients globally with a focus on African Economics.

Emilia is an Editorial Assistant in the Economic Consulting team, providing editorial support for the Economic Impact, Cities & Regions, and Industry divisions. Before joining the team in 2024, she previously worked as a freelance writer and editor by producing bespoke work on variety of topics within Economics, Business, and/or Management. Emilia holds a first-class MA(Hons) in Economics and Business Management from Heriot-Watt University, as well as a MSc with distinction in Economics from University of Leeds.

Emily leads Oxford Economics Australia's Macro Consulting team. She has over 10 years of economic analysis and consulting experience, focusing on macroeconomic forecast and analysis. Emily regularly provides strategy support and briefings, and presentations to clients and key stakeholders to support a broader understand of the economic environment and the impact on their business.

Emily is a Senior Economist on the Industry team where she supports bespoke industry projects in areas such as renewable energy, construction and insurance. She is also involved in other projects like economic impact studies.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Emily worked for 5 years as a government economist for the UK Civil Service, working in the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). In DIT she worked on assessing the socio-economic impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Freeports. She also worked in a crisis covid-19 analytical team, providing supply chain analysis and reporting of critical goods to ministers. In BEIS, she used economic analysis to develop policy positions for manufactured goods for both Free Trade Agreements, the Northern Ireland Protocol and the UK's Global Tariff Schedule. Emily holds a Bsc in Economics from the University of St Andrews.

Erica Okone is the Sales Administration Manager, based in our New York office.

Erica joined the team in September 2010. For the past ten years, Erica had been working in sales administration. She is responsible for US client service management, conference planning, contract tracking, and invoicing. Erica spent 10 years earlier in her career in the not-for-profit sector, and has a BA from DePauw University.

Evghenia is part of the Global Emerging Markets Research team, where she manages the workflow on our global risk frameworks – Sovereign, currency and banking sector risk tools, and covers Ukraine as a macroeconomist. Evghenia has over 15 years of research and consulting experience in macroeconomics, country and sovereign risk analysis and international trade. In her earlier career, she covered Russia, CIS and CEE, as well as global risk products. Evghenia worked at Roubini Global Economics, London, at KPMG and European Commission Delegation (Moldova), and Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Ukraine).

Federico Chirico is a business professional with over 15 years of experience in thought leadership, strategy consulting, and sales. He currently serves as the Head of Business Development for Asia at Oxford Economics, where he leads the firm's efforts in consulting across various sectors.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Federico held various positions at The Economist Group and Thomson Reuters, where he gained extensive experience in EMEA and South East Asia. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Genova, a Master's degree from the University of Leicester, and a Postgraduate Diploma from Stanford University. His areas of expertise include technology, sustainability, and healthcare.

Felicity Hannon is an Associate Director of Oxford Economics’ Climate Scenarios and Macroeconomic Modelling team and has been in this role for over four years. Felicity is responsible for the publication of climate scenarios and regular research on the economic impact of climate change for the new Global Climate Service. She oversees a number of consultancy projects at OE including climate regulatory stress testing and bespoke scenario analysis. Felicity also worked with her team to introduce climate change scenario levers on the Global Economic Model. Previously, Felicity worked as a senior policy advisor at HM Treasury.