About Me

I am currently a Lecturer in Economics at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), former Head of the Center of Strategy and Competitiveness – Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, University of the West Indies and Director at Competitive Insights and Data Analytics Services Limited (CIDA). CIDA is a new start-up focused on providing technical insight and support for competitiveness initiatives as well as building capacity in data and analytics for strategic decision-making. I have significant experience coordinating the development and implementation of national level strategic plans and competitiveness initiatives domestically and internationally. I have participated as a Facilitator for the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) sponsored Caribbean Growth Forum and acted as lead consultant for the Competitive Analysis of the South West and 4C Growth Poles of Trinidad and Tobago, a project commissioned by the Economic Development Board of the Ministry of Planning and Development. 

 As a Fulbright Scholar I completed my PhD in Economics at Clark University, Worcester MA, USA. I also hold an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), as well as a Master of Sciences in Economics (Distinction) from the University of the West Indies. I have  also completed various specialized private development programs in areas such as export diversification, sustainable enterprise development, and cluster development offered by the World Bank, ITC/ILO Summer Academy on Enterprise Development, UNIDO and the Harvard Business School. I have contributed at expert meetings at the United Nations and at various international business and trade promotion events. 

I am an Affiliate Member of the “Microeconomics of Competitiveness Network” of the Institute of Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, the American Economic Association (AEA), the Urban Economist Association (URA) and past member of The Competitiveness Institute (TCI), as well as past Secretary of the Trinidad and Tobago Economics Association.