Head of the Oxford Department of International Development
Pronouns: he/his
As professor of the Political Economy of Development, my research focuses on the costs of inequality and some of the measures to fight it at the national and regional levels. As Head of Department, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and advancing the anti-racist agenda has become a primary goal. This is an urgent task, which requires significant changes in many areas from hiring practices to teaching, while simultaneously promoting difficult conversations among colleagues and students. I have also been supporting the equality and diversity agenda within the Social Science Division.