Senior market research and data insights professional with 30 years of experience across quantitative and qualitative studies, ad-hoc and multi-client projects. Extensive experience in strategic management of large end to end projects and client relationships across B2B, consumer, government & industry.

Paul leads The Data City’s thought leadership, bringing fresh, data-driven insight into how the UK economy and its regions actually perform, and what that means for industrial strategy.

Paul is a prominent thinker and researcher on the economic performance of different parts of the country, the impact this has on national economic performance and what this means for economic policy and industrial strategy.

He leads on The Data City’s thought leadership, showing how our data provides new insights into the performance of both the UK economy as a whole and its constituent parts.

Pete Collings leads Oxford Economics’ Economic Footprint and Sustainability Consulting teams. During his time at Oxford Economics, Pete has managed and conducted numerous large consulting projects including major global economic impact studies for the beer and tourism sectors, numerous footprint assessments encompassing Europe (for the European Space Agency, Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Huawei), as well as a large number of studies for major corporates and government elsewhere in the world.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics in 2009, Pete worked in the Fiscal Policy Unit of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Zanzibar, on the ODI Fellowship Scheme. He has degrees from the University of York and the University of London.

Peter Suomi is the Senior Vice President and head of business for the company in the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Latin America. He also serves as the Co-Managing Director for the firm's operations in the Americas and is a member of Oxford Economics global Senior Management Team.

Prior to his role in the Americas, Peter was based in Singapore where he was the head of the firm's business in Asia-Pacific, including operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan & Australia. He also led the firm's expansion on the West Coast US, setting up operations in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Before joining Oxford, Peter held a number of management positions in both the US and globally. He worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit for seven years, in New York, Australia, Singapore, and India, and was instrumental in the opening of the offices in Sydney and Delhi.

Peter holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in economics and political science from the University of Michigan.

Phil oversees editorial standards across all Oxford Economics’ consulting and cities and regions projects.

Prior to joining the company in 2021, he ran a consultancy business Clarity Economics that produced reports, op-eds, and analysis pieces for a wide range of clients and media outlets. Previously he was an economics correspondent at The Independent newspaper in London, where he wrote news stories, features, and comment articles. He was also night editor, business news editor, and transport correspondent at the paper.

He received the Workworld Media Award for Print Journalist of the Year in 2006 and for Feature Writer of the Year in 2009. He has a degree in law from University College London.

Phil oversees editorial standards across all Oxford Economics’ consulting and cities and regions projects. Prior to joining the company in 2021, he ran a consultancy business Clarity Economics that produced reports, op eds, and analysis pieces for a wide range of clients and media outlets. Previously he was economics correspondent at The Independent newspaper in London, where he wrote news stories, features, and comment articles. He was also night editor, business news editor, and transport correspondent at the paper. He received the Workworld Media Award for Print Journalist of the Year in 2006 and for Feature Writer of the Year in 2009. He has a degree in law from University College London.

Pierre graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Business School) in 2000, then pursued an MSc in Macroeconomics at Paris-Dauphine University with a thesis on macroeconomic equilibrium, and a BA in Philosophy from Paris-Sorbonne University. After a short experience at Arthur Andersen, he joined the internet holding of Vivendi as a financial analyst. Turning to economics through his MSc, he joined Oxford Economics in 2004 in Oxford as an economist covering Asian and European economies. Pierre came back to Paris in 2007 to set up Oxford Economics operations on the Continent. He is now heading the Paris office which covers France, Iberia, Belgium and French-speaking Africa.

Pieter is a Senior Economist at Oxford Economics Africa. He joined the company in 2016 and is responsible for the macroeconomic analysis of Egypt and several other North African countries. Pieter also worked at Capital Economics, Absa, and the South African Reserve Bank during his career.

Economist, Economic Consulting, Asia

As Vice President of Business Development, Rakan Mosely leads Oxford Economics’ expansion into the Western United States. He has established a new office for us in Santa Monica, California, where he will be promoting our elite offering of economic subscription and consultancy services to major institutional entities, investors, and corporate strategic planners.

Rakan brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having spearheaded the growth of our Asset Management business since 2014. He previously held roles in private wealth management for Citi and more recently oversaw new business and account management for BCA Research in the U.K. He is a specialist in identifying the global business requirements of chief strategists and has worked extensively within financial markets and blue-chip corporations

Raul is a Senior Economist within the Oxford Economics’ Economic Impact team. Prior to joining BIS Oxford Economics, Raul was an Analyst with the Antitrust practice of NERA Economic Consulting.

He has ample experience providing detailed econometric analysis to public and private sector clients, and his modelling has been used in diverse fields such as communications and internet, financial services, I.T., radio spectrum auctions, and regulatory economics.

Raul holds a B.A. in Political Science from ITAM University, Mexico and a Master of Economics from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Sales Support Executive

Rehan has been leading the new business development team for Australia and New Zealand since 2019. He has over 10 years of experience in business information/intelligence services working across Finance, Government, Tourism, Consumer Goods & Services, Property, Logistics & Professional Services.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Rehan spent 7 years with Euromonitor International where he was a business development manager and later leading the new business development team for Australia & New Zealand

Revan's research experience covers a variety of areas from venture capital and affordable lending to supply chain logistics and advanced manufacturing. Revan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from New York University, where he also served as a staff writer for the university's Economics Review.

Rhianne is the Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and leads the Oxford Economics’ Business Development team across the region. Based in Singapore, she joined the company in 2013 and began her career as part of the Australia team before spearheading business expansion across Southeast Asia and, later, Greater China.

With extensive experience supporting clients across a wide range of sectors, Rhianne brings deep regional expertise and a strong track record in strategic growth.

She holds an Honours degree in History of Art and Management from the University of St Andrews as well as a Master’s degree in Marketing.

Ricardo re-joined Oxford Economics in April 2021 as a Lead Economist in the eurozone team. He is responsible for producing and presenting macroeconomic forecasts for Portugal. He also contributes to the team's timely analysis of incoming data and news flow and thematic research on the eurozone economy. Ricardo is a well-rounded economist with previous roles spanning coverage of Ireland and Ireland's key trading partners (eurozone, UK and US) and financial market developments, in particular interest and exchange rates.

Ricardo started his career working in public policy at the European Commission. Ricardo was educated at the Nova School of Business and Economics and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, where he obtained a master's degree in economics and finance.

Ricardo is an Assistant Economist in the Latin America team. He is responsible for the macroeconomic coverage of some countries of the region and supports the team in the publication of recurrent updates.

Ricardo first joined Oxford Economics as an intern in the Mexico City office in August 2022 and was promoted to an Assistant Economist one year later. Ricardo graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey and holds a Bachelor Degree in Financial Management.

Riccardo is based in our Milan office and leads the Business Development team covering Italy and South East Europe. He has joined Oxford Economics in 2017 and has experience in Business Development and Partnerships across different sectors. He holds a degree in Public Relation and Advertising from IULM University in Milan.

Riccardo is part of the eurozone team, where he contributes to the forecasting and monitoring of macroeconomic dynamics and provides country coverage across France and Belgium.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, he gained work experience at the Bank of Italy, at Mediobanca and at CEPII research centre. He obtained a master's in Economics from the Barcelona School of Economics after studying at the University of Milan. Riccardo is fluent in English, Italian, French, Spanish and German.