Elliot Heaton first joined Oxford Economics in 2020 as a research assistant before returning in 2022 as an economist after completing his degree in BSc Economics. He has a strong analytical background, with proficiency in programming languages and experience working with complex data.

Since re-joining Oxford Economics, he has completed projects for a UK industry body, a private defence company, and social media companies to help them quantify the economic impact of their operations in the UK and EU.

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).

Evie is a Senior Economist in the Economic Footprint and Sustainability team at Oxford Economics. She works on a variety of projects including economic footprint studies, cost-benefit analysis, and user model development.

Evie holds a first-class BSc (Hons) in Economics and Politics with Industrial Experience from the University of Exeter and an MSc with Distinction in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Fabian joined our Economic Impact team in 2023, bringing over five years of experience in economic research in both Spanish and English. He holds a master’s degree from NYU and has a proven track record of managing large-scale projects in partnership with the World Bank and other international development institutions. At Oxford, Fabian has specialized in survey analysis for economic impact and consumer valuation projects, leveraging his background to deliver insightful and actionable results for our clients.

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.

Felipe is a Lead Economist at Oxford Economics, based in London, UK. He is resposible for the macroeconomic coverage and forecast of Brazil, as well as bespoke quantitative research on global macro topics. Felipe has extensive experience covering emerging market economies and developed skills as a macro strategist since his prior years at a Brazilian pension fund. He currently holds an MSc in economics from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Fen is the HR Operations Specialist for the Oxford Economics Africa office. She brings over 15 years of HR experience, gained from working in the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. Fen is a passionate and dedicated HR professional whose mission is create a positive and inclusive work environment that encourages self expression, honesty, respect and integrity.

Head of Procurement & Client Relations, APAC

Florent graduated from a Master degree at IAE Bordeaux while he holds a BA in Business from South Korea (Hallym University). He first gains some experience developing a start-up among the water industry in Mexico and then by planning the strategic development and selling services for the TV industry in Brazil before joining Oxford Economics.

Francesca is a Senior Economist in the Scenarios and Modelling team. Her current area of focus is running bespoke climate change scenarios for international clients, as well as building bespoke and integrated models for clients and enhancing the Global Economic Model.

Last year Francesca took a year out to complete her Masters in Economics from the University of Surrey and achieved a distinction.

Francesco is an Economist on the Global Industry Service at Oxford Economics. He is responsible for the sectoral forecasts of the mechanical engineering sector. Alongside that, he works on a number of bespoke consultancy projects with a focus on the ones pertinent to the engineering sector.

Before joining Oxford Economics, he worked for a year as an econometric analyst at OMD. There, in addition to building mix marketing regression models for various clients, he implemented automation workflows for the extraction and processing of data. Francesco holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Economics from King’s College London. He is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish.

François Conradie is a Lead Political Economist at OE Africa. He studied a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Stellenbosch, and holds an MPhil in Futures Studies from the same university. He began his career in marketing, then spent three years in financial services in Tunisia and Morocco. He started doing analysis for OE Africa in August 2011 and was Head of Research from 2016 to 2019. In his current role he pilots research on political risk in Africa, while covering politics in North and West Africa and economics in Morocco.

Geoffroy is Head of Climate Research in the Scenarios and Modelling Team at Oxford Economics, where he leads climate economics research supporting policy modelling developments and consultancy projects. He regularly writes research briefs on climate change, climate policy and low-carbon technologies. Before joining Oxford Economics, Geoffroy was a climate economist in the European Department of the International Monetary Fund and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, DC. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge.