Christine Patton

Christine Patton is a seasoned professional in economic advisory and research, currently serving as a Manager at Grant Thornton (NI) LLP since March 2023. Prior to this role, Christine worked as a Senior Economist at Investment Monitor from September 2020 to March 2023, focusing on data collection and analysis to produce economic outputs and identify trends. Before that, Christine spent nearly eleven years at the Financial Times, initially as a Research Analyst and later as a Production Manager within the fDi Intelligence division, managing a team responsible for extensive investment project data. Christine began a career at Oxford Economics as a Research Assistant. Academic credentials include a BSc Joint Honours in Economics and Accounting from Queen's University Belfast.