Arpita Garg is currently an economic analyst in our Australian macroeconomic consulting unit.

Head of India Business Development

Arup Raha is the Head of APAC Economics at Oxford Economics. He leads a strong 10-member team with responsibility for the coverage of several Asian economies, including China, Japan and India. Arup started his career as an economist with the World Bank in Washington DC and then went on to build a successful career in the financial services industry. Arup has previously been the Chief Economist for Asia-Pacific for 3 global banks, namely UBS, Citi and HSBC and has also been the Head of India Equity Research for JP Morgan. Arup has a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, a M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and a Ph.D in Economics from Vanderbilt University in the US.

Babak is responsible for consultancy sales in all lines of business across EMEA and is driving the strategic growth and development initiatives for our consulting business in Continental Europe. Based in our office in Frankfurt am Main, he works in close collaboration with private and public clients to enhance their public affairs, corporate strategy and thought leadership initiatives.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Babak has worked within transaction advisory and business consulting at PwC and Deloitte as well as within management roles in two different medium-sized businesses. He also gained valuable experience as an entrepreneur within the fitness & health industry. Babak holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management & Economics as well as a Master’s degree in Management from Ruhr-University Bochum (DE) while spending parts of his studies at Oklahoma State University (USA).

Senior Economist in the Economic Consulting Division in Asia, managing research and analytical projects on a range of topics, each requiring bespoke economic tools.

As a senior economist at Oxford Economics, Barbara brings a seasoned approach to the study of US cities. She works in Oxford Economics’ division of Cities and Regions analysis where she leads in writing reports on US metros. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, she worked six years for Moody’s Analytics REIS where she did similar work and wrote a number of white papers covering metro-level analyses including the Impact of the Tax and Jobs Act on Commercial Real Estate; Amazon HQ2, a Scoring Analysis; and the Economics of College Towns. Barbara’s work is frequently cited by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Crains New York Business and numerous other publications.

Prior to working at Moody’s, Barbara worked more than 20 years at various commercial real estate firms including Jones Lang LaSalle and Eastern Consolidated where she focused on writing market reports and white papers.

Barbara holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and is a Ph. D. candidate in Economics from New York University.

Beatrice is a Lead Climate Economist. She produces Research Briefs on Climate Change and the economy and supports the expansion of Oxford Economics’ climate capabilities under the Global Climate Service.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics in 2022, she worked on projects in climate adaptation, resilience, and risk as a Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). Before focusing on climate, she worked for various international organizations (the World Bank and Asian Development Bank) and think tanks, working on topics such as trade, finance, competition, and industry analysis. She also worked in the Oxford Economics Singapore office for several years. Bea holds an MSc in Specialised Economic Analysis from the Barcelona School of Economics, with a BA in Economics with a minor in Literature from the Ateneo de Manila University.

Becky is responsible for managing Oxford's SMG division, spearheading global growth across Oxford's Tourism and Africa business groups.

Becky's role includes all commercial activities from sales and product development to business strategy. Before joining Oxford Economics, Becky worked across commercial and project management roles in market research and media companies.

Becky is based in London but focuses on clients globally.

Senior Finance Executive, assisting the Finance Manager in the execution of all financial transactions and bookkeeping for Oxford Economics Group.

Ben May is a Director of Global Macroeconomic Research at Oxford Economics and is involved in the production and presentation of the company’s global macroeconomic views, with a leading role in our coverage of the advanced economies. Ben joined Oxford Economics in April 2014. He has over 15 years’ experience as a macro economist in the public and private sector and has over a decade’s expertise covering the Eurozone economy.

Before joining the Global Macro team, Ben worked on the Eurozone team at Oxford Economics. In addition to his working covering broad Eurozone issues he was also responsible for research on the ECB and Germany. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Ben spent over six years at Capital Economics and was responsible for the coverage of the southern Eurozone economies throughout the Eurozone crisis. Before that, he spent seven years at the Bank of England, working in three divisions of the Monetary Analysis area of the Bank, which provides research and analysis for the Monetary Policy Committee. Ben has a BSc in Economics with Statistics from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Economics from University College London.

Ben is the CIO and Director of IT at Oxford Economics and responsible for global programmes of IT development and operations.

Ben joined Oxford Economics with over 25 years’ experience in the technology industry. He started his career as a Software Engineer having specialied in Data Science during his post-graduate studies in Medical Physics with IT at Aberdeen University. Before joining Oxford Economics, Ben's career was focused in the rapidly evolving energy sector, and he held senior leadership roles with major technology consultancies and data analytics firms. Ben has considerable experience working across the IT spectrum on change and innovation programmes.

Ben is a lead economist at Oxford Economics Australia working on the Australian Macroeconomic Service, and TradePrism. Prior to joining Oxford Economics ben has worked as a macroeconomic consultant in the private sector in Singapore and Australia and for the Treasury in New Zealand.

Bernard is a Lead US Economist at Oxford Economics. He was previously an Assistant Director at Moody’s Analytics, where he analyzed the U.S. economy, focusing on federal fiscal policy. His work on the federal government has been widely cited by the media, members of Congress, and even the White House.

Bernard holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Barcelona School of Economics and a B.A. in Political Economy from Williams College.

Bethan Jewsbury is the Senior Research Manager for Thought Leadership. Based in London, she conducts global research programs focusing on a broad range of topics including the application of business technology, the future of work and sustainability. Since joining Oxford Economics in 2017, Bethan has been involved in all program aspects, from designing global executive and consumer surveys to analysing large datasets and reporting on the results in papers and graphics.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, she was part of the Corporate Finance team at a global chemical shipping firm developing investor relations and corporate communications. Bethan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Social Studies from The University of Manchester.

Beth is a Finance and Administration Assistant based in our Oxford office, Beth joined in October 2019. Prior to joining OE Beth worked in various finance for three years and studied her AAT Level 2.

Betty joined Oxford Economics in January 2024 as Lead Economist covering mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea, based in Singapore.  

Before she moved to Oxford Economics, Betty worked as Senior China Economist at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, based in Hong Kong. Her research coverage focuses on tracking China’s economic drivers including the property market, industrial policies, structural reforms and economic policy. In addition to her Greater China coverage, Betty also expanded her research reach to the ESG area, leading the team to win the best ESG research in Australia. Betty started her career at Standard Chartered Bank in 2008 and worked as Northeast Asia Economist until 2016.  

Betty has published thematic research reports and data commentaries regularly and garnered a strong following for her intellectual offering to corporate and financial institution clients in the region. Her comments are frequently quoted by local and international media.  

Betty holds dual-master' degrees in Economics at Peking University and in Finance at the University of Hong Kong.

Bianca works with the technology team to coordinate various projects. She has a rich background in development economics and research. Over the last few years, she has worked as an intern and short-term temporary consultant at the World Bank, as a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, as a research assistant to several academics and Economists, and co-founded the Economic Development and Well-being Research Group (EDWRG).

Bianca holds a Masters in Development Economics, Honours in Economics and Undergrad in Human Resources Management from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She graduated Cum Laude and top of the class for all her degrees.

Brendon Verster, who obtained his master’s degree in economics (with distinction) from the University of Pretoria, is an economist at Oxford Economics Africa. He is responsible for the macroeconomic analysis of Nigeria, Mauritius and the DRC. In his previous role, Brendon gained extensive consultancy experience and worked on various projects in both the public and private sectors related to sustainability, renewable energy, and economic development.

Brent is part of the Sydney based business development team where he is responsible for growing the client portfolio across Australia and New Zealand. Having diverse experience across a range of industries including the financial services sector, Brent specialises in assisting financial institutions to improve their strategic decision making capabilities. When not at work, you will typically find him at the beach.