Brian Sturgess
Economic Advisor at Dubai Economy
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBrian Sturgess is an experienced economist and advisor with over 10 years in roles spanning investment banking, fund management, consulting and publishing, now focusing on renewable energy economics and battery storage policy at Envirotech. He combines academic rigour—teaching international and macroeconomics at the University of Buckingham and previously at multiple UK business schools—with hands-on consultancy for institutions including Dubai Economy and the Islamic Development Bank. As Managing Editor of World Economics and founder of niche consultancies in sports economics and soccer investment, he blends data-driven analysis with sector-specific insight into sport, media and privatization. Brian’s career traces back to media equity analysis in the City and a long-standing interest in the business of sport, giving him a rare mix of market-facing finance experience and public-sector economic expertise. He is active in global advisory roles for family office education in Asia and has a deep Oxford and Newcastle academic background. Not immediately obvious is his track record of translating academic datasets into practical policy and investment tools through publishing and database work.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Politics, Philosopy & Economics, BA, Politics, Philosopy & Economics at University of OxfordBA, PPE, BA, PPE at Magdalen College, Oxford UniversityMA, Public and Industrial Economics, MA, Public and Industrial Economics at Newcastle UniversityCity University London
French, German, Chinese
Github Skills (17)
mongodb-database8
cloud-manager7
mongodb7
operator6
linux6
bash6
zsh5
shell5
macos5
kubernetes-operator5
kubernetes4
dst4
rust4
gpu3
warp3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
briben/MarkLogic-slow-queries
Dec 2018 - Mar 2023
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
briben/marklogic-kubernetes
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:24 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
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