
Simon Maxwell
Simon was Director of the Overseas Development Institute from 1997-2009. He is an economist who began his career working overseas, first in Kenya and India for the UN Development Program, and then in Bolivia for the UK Overseas Development Administration.
Simon has his own website: http://www.simonmaxwell.eu/
Simon Maxwell was Director of the Overseas Development Institute from 1997-2009. He is an economist who began his career working overseas, first in Kenya and India for the UN Development Program, and then in Bolivia for the UK Overseas Development Administration. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MA in Development Economics from the University of Sussex. Before joining ODI, Simon spent 16 years at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, latterly as Programme Manager for Poverty, Food Security and the Environment. He has written extensively on poverty, food security, agricultural development and aid, and his current research interests also include development policy, linking relief and development, global governance and bridging research and policy.
He is a forum fellow of the World Economic Forum and was awarded a CBE in January 2007.
Simon has his own website: http://www.simonmaxwell.eu/
Media coverage
- 26 January 2016, Public Finance International20 March 2014, El Pais
- 20 March 2014, El Pais29 September 2011, Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH (Inwent)
- 19 September 2011, Reuters Alertnet8 September 2011, Open Democracy
- 20 May 2011, English at the Al Jazeera3 May 2011, Digital Journal
- 28 February 2011, Public Finance10 February 2011, European Voice
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