Dr Issam Samiri is Professor of Management Practice at UM6P Africa Business School and a Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). His research interests include productivity, macroeconomics, financial frictions, macro-finance, public and private investment, and macroeconomic modelling.

Before moving into academic research, Dr Samiri spent more than fifteen years working in financial services, including roles in investment banking and asset management and as a portfolio manager. He holds a Master’s degree from École Centrale Paris and a PhD in Economics from the University of London. His research has included work on UK productivity, business investment, financial markets and the interaction between the financial sector and the wider economy.