Dr. John Sfakianakis is the Chief Economist and Head of Economic Research of the Gulf Research Center. He’s also a Fellow at the Said Business School and St. Benet’s Hall, University of Oxford as well as at Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs). He’s a board member of the University of California, Berkeley, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Previously he was Middle East Director of the Ashmore Group (FTSE 100 firm). His former positions have been chief investment strategist, MASIC; economic adviser to the Saudi Ministry of Finance; group general manager and chief economist, Middle East North Africa region for Banque Saudi Fransi/Credit Agricole C.I.B.; chief economist, Saudi British Bank (SABB/HSBC); and chief regional economist, Samba Financial Group. He also has served as an adviser at the Ministry of Economy and Planning in Saudi Arabia and as an economist at the United Nations (UNDP) and the World Bank.
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