Peter joined Wood Mackenzie in 2010 to cover European energy markets and moved to the macroeconomics research team in 2011. He now leads the team responsible for producing our proprietary economic outlook to 2050, drawing on his experience in forecasting key metrics such as GDP, industrial production, FX and inflation.
Peter regularly develops macroeconomic scenarios and sensitivity analysis, including Brexit, banking crises, the Covid-19 pandemic and trade wars. He has also contributed to consulting projects, assessing the economic impact of energy and natural resources development. His special interests include the economics of energy transition and the fiscal stability of oil-producing economies in the Middle East and Africa.
Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Peter was an energy analyst at Iberdrola. In this role, he provided technical and fundamental analysis of European energy markets to the trading desk.
Education
MA (Hons) Economics, the University of Glasgow
MSc Economic Management and Policy, Strathclyde Business School
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