Inputs for 2026 planning: global macro outlook for corporates

Alex Mackle is a Corporate Advisory Engagement Lead in the US Macro Consulting team based in New York. Alex focuses on scenarios and stress testing, as well as CECL/IFRS9 scenarios. He also frequently gives training sessions on the Global Economic Model, focusing on scenarios and stress testing capabilities.

Prior to joining the US Macro Consulting team in 2017, Alex worked in the Scenarios team in London, contributing to the Global Scenario Service and various stress testing exercises. He has also worked on several modelling projects, including a macro model for the Central Bank of Oman.

Marcos assists clients in the corporate sector at Oxford Economics in gaining key insights from our forecasts and analyses, as well as understanding how to use economic insights to make strategic business decisions.

He is based in our London office. Prior to working in corporate advisory, Marcos was the chief economist and general manager for Oxford Economics in Latin America based in Mexico City, in charge of managing a team of economists producing research and forecasts for over 30 countries as well as leading several consultancy projects with major firms. Before joining Oxford Economics in 2012, Marcos completed his MSc in Economics & Finance at the Barcelona School of Economics and worked at the Brazilian Development Bank in Rio de Janeiro. Marcos is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Martina is Director in our Macro and Investor Services team where she looks after OE’s Real Estate Economics Service and also heads up the Corporate Advisory team. The corporate advisory team supports executives at corporates in bringing the power of economics to their planning, investment, and monitoring work and bridges the gap between economic analysis and impactful business decisions. 

Previously, Martina was Chief Research Officer at FrontierView where she oversaw the company’s global research team and worked extensively to support VPs of region, CFOs, and strategy leaders at some of the world’s largest multinational companies. Her background combines economic and political training with extensive experience of applying these to the needs of global business leaders. Martina holds a BA in International Affairs from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a MA in Eurasian, Russian, and East European studies from Georgetown.