Our Team

Business Development Executive

Sophia Sultanova is an Economist in the Global Construction Team at Oxford Economics. She contributes to the various global construction services with a focus on transportation infrastructure. Sophia has experience in economic modelling and holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Macquarie University.

Sorana leads Control Risks’ geopolitical risk analysis team for Europe, Middle East and Africa. She helps both government and private organisations to understand how their strategy might be exposed to the action of internal or external political actors and to devise strategies which allow them to operate successfully amidst geopolitical uncertainty. During more than a decade with Control Risks, she has gained significant experience in advising clients on the management of political and reputational risk and formulation of policies and strategies.

Sorana is a regular speaker at global and regional conferences and has been quoted by various media outlets, including Reuters, the Financial Times and Forbes.

Associate Director, Business Development

Stefan Gorgels is Associate Director for economic consulting services in Continental Europe, focusing on economic impact analysis and econometric analysis. He has a strong academic background in economics and extensive experience in managing consulting and research projects for national and international clients.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Stefan was a manager at DIW Econ - the consulting arm of the German Institute for Economic Research - where he managed economic consulting and research projects for a wide range of clients, including companies, industry associations, German government ministries and the European Commission.

Stefan Gorgels holds a B.Sc. in Economics from Maastricht University, an M.Sc. in Economics from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and a Ph.D. in Economics from New York University.

Stephanie has been with Oxford Economics since 2018, she has supported the global business with HR needs. She is currently working on Global recruitment and Employee relations.

Stephanie has over 12 years of experience working with the Human resource industry, a degree in both Business management and Law. She has worked within the private investment banking industry, Finance and Retail.

Stephanie Williams is the Customer Relationship Executive for East Coast Finance and Asset Manager clients. Based in New York, she helps onboard new clients and ensure existing clients are leveraging their subscription to Oxford Economics' research.

Prior to joining Oxford, Stephanie worked with large buyout private equity firms in their due dilligences by connecting them to indsutry professionals.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurship as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian from Brigham Young University.

Stephen leads a team of economists who assess the economic and social footprint of a variety of different investments, companies, and industries at the global, national and local level. He has led engagements for corporations, financial institutions, government organisations, trade associations, charities, and universities across the world.

Stephen has also worked on Oxford’s Global Industry Service where he was responsible for forecasting the global transport sector, leading Oxford Economics' industry research, and managing consultancy projects for industrial organisations.

Stephen joined Oxford Economics from the UK civil service, where he worked on a range of macroeconomic, fiscal, tax and welfare policy issues across HM Treasury, the Office for Budget Responsibility and the Department for Work and Pensions.

Stephen is part of the Industry team where he is responsible for the extraction sector forecasts and contributes to the monthly commodity price forecasts for iron and steel. Stephen joined Oxford Economics in January 2018 after completing his MSc in finance and econometrics at Queen Marys University of London.

Stephen manages the Air Passenger Forecast service which offers short- and long-term forecasts of air passenger flow for almost 4,000 routes and total flows for 183 countries, as well as alternative forecast scenarios for strategic decision-making. He has developed and maintained various bespoke forecast models for a range of clients from across the travel and tourism space as well as regularly contributing to the team's consultancy output.

Stephen holds a First Class Economics with Politics degree from the University of Ulster.

Sundus manages research programs for the Thought Leadership team, focusing on topics like generative AI, customer experiences, sustainability, and the future of work. She is involved in all aspects of research, from drafting hypotheses and designing global executive, employee, and consumer surveys to analyzing large datasets and reporting on the results in briefing papers and graphics. She also has experience conducting interviews, writing case studies, and presenting her research in webinars.

Sundus graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018 with degrees in Public Policy and Economics.

Economist, Macro Forecasting & Analysis

Suzan holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration from the Faculty of Foreign Trade Egypt. With more than 40 years of progressive, comprehensive experience as an accounting professional Suzan has a demonstrated ability to effectively plan, coordinate and meet deadlines of multiple projects.

Suzan has extensive knowledge of accounting procedures, concepts and reporting. Her broad-based analytical skills cover most aspects of accounting, administration and corporate matters.

Tacye joined Oxford Economics' Economic Impact team in 2023. Prior to joining, she completed her PhD in Economics at the University of Cambridge. Her research focused on understanding the impacts of trade policy uncertainty.

She has previously worked at the Bank of England Structural Economics Division and Barclays' Economic Research team. She was also a teaching fellow at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Economics and Judge Business School.

Tamás works closely with our corporate clientele in the manufacturing industries, emphasizing the provision of cost-effective solutions to businesses located in Central and Eastern Europe. His methodology revolves around comprehending our clients' strategic objectives and the practical scenarios where Oxford Economics can provide solutions.

Before becoming a part of Oxford Economics, Tamás acquired his expertise in technology and software, with a primary emphasis on client satisfaction and nurturing relationships. In addition to his Master's degree in Economics, Tamás is proficient in several languages, including Hungarian, German, and English, among others.

Tatiana joined OE in May 2021. From 2017 to 2021, she ran her own macroeconomic research boutique, Emerginomics, as the Founder and Chief Economist, specializing in coverage of selected ex-USSR economies.

From 2012 to 2016, she worked as Director in CEEMEA Research at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Previously, she was employed as an emerging market economist in three other major investment banks (Credit Suisse, ING, and Nomura).

Tatiana holds an MSc in Economics from the LSE (2001) and Diploma in Economics with Distinction from the LSE (2000). From 1988 to 1994, she studied Applied Mathematics at the Moscow University of Electronics and Mathematics.

Tawana joined the administration team in January 2023 based in our Oxford office.

She helps assist the admin team with daily tasks in the office and also helps support our global offices.

Thalma is a lead economist & editor within the team focusing on Africa. She is particularly interested in macroeconomic research and risk analysis of sub-Saharan African countries. Thalma joined the company in February 2007. Thalma's qualifications include a master's degree in Chemistry and a master's degree in Business Management and Administration (MBA) from Stellenbosch University. Thalma obtained both her honours and master's degrees in Business Management and Administration cum laude and has published articles in internationally accredited journals in the scientific and economic fields. Before joining the company in February 2007, Thalma managed bio-analytical services development at a biotechnology firm.

Thang Nguyen-Quoc, Ph.D. leads Oxford Economics Asia’s Macro consulting team in Singapore. In this capacity, he supports clients with carrying out bespoke forecast and scenario modelling, as well as thought-leadership reports on trade and green transition. His core expertise is in policy analysis related to international trade and investment. His doctoral thesis evaluated the impacts of digitalization, protectionism and regionalism on the trade patterns of developing countries, using a range of econometric techniques.

Prior to joining OE in 2022, Thang spent a decade delivering flagship economic reports on Asian and African economies at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. He also worked in various roles at the World Bank, National Academy of Social Sciences (US), and Vietnam Commercial Bank. He got a Ph.D. in International Economics from University Paris-Dauphine, M.Sc. from Barcelona School of Economics and B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University.