Paul Adams

Paul Adams is an accomplished professional in the fields of behavioural economics and financial decision-making, currently serving as the Director of Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection and the Director of the Consumer Protection Research Initiative at Innovations for Poverty Action since December 2022. As a Visiting Senior Fellow at The London School of Economics and Political Science, Paul contributes to academic discourse while leveraging extensive consultancy experience from prior roles at The World Bank and Behavioural Economics Consulting. With a solid background in research and policy from organizations such as the Financial Conduct Authority and various UK government departments, Paul specializes in enhancing consumer protection in digital finance. Paul holds an MSc in Development Economics and a BSc in Economics from The University of Manchester, as well as an Executive Summer School certificate in Behavioural Economics from LSE.