John Sfakianakis

Dr. John Sfakianakis is the Chief Economist and Head of Research of the GRC and a Scholar at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.

He was the Middle East Director for Ashmore, a FTSE 100 asset manager. At Ashmore he served as a member of the Investment Committee and a board member of the firm’s funds in Saudi Arabia, regulated by the Capital Market Authority (CMA). He was the Chief Investment Strategist of MASIC, one of the oldest family offices in Saudi Arabia. Previously he was the Chief Economist of Credit Agricole C.I.B. for the Middle East, Chief Economist and Group General Manager of Banque Saudi Fransi, Group Chief Economist of Saudi British Bank and Chief Regional Economist of Samba Financial Group.