I am an Assistant Professor of Global Economic Policy at Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. I am also a Core Faculty Member of the Human Capital Initiative, Global China Initiative and the Global Economic Governance Initiative at Boston University Global Development Policy Center. Prior to this, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Development at the University of Oxford where I was affiliated with St. Anthony's College and the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) of the University. Before that I held a Research Economist position at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). I am an Affiliate Researcher at the United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). 

From 2020 to 2023, I served as the Coordinator of the Complexity Economics Working Group within the Young Scholars' Initiative at the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET, New York). A former World Bank Africa Fellow, I have worked and consulted for various international development organizations, including the World Bank, African Development Bank, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), European Commission (EU-JRC), and Asian Development Bank. 

I hold a PhD in Economics from Maastricht University/UNU-MERIT in the Netherlands. My research interests focus broadly on development economics, particularly in areas such as the economics and measurement of structural transformation, global value chains trade, industrial development, jobs and inclusive growth in developing countries with a particular focus on countries in Africa. You can find more about my work on my Google Scholar page available here