Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton is an economist and statistician working in the field of international development. Having completed his DPhil (PhD) in Political Economy at the University of Oxford, and worked for the World Bank, he is now an economic adviser for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) based in Amman. He currently leads on FCDO's economic reform programme in Jordan. He has also completed postings in Sudan, the DRC, Iraq, and Libya. Alexander believes strongly in the importance of positive political theory and evidence based policy-making for realizing long-term economic growth.