Paddy is Director of Research and Policy at the British Development Finance Institution. He is a development economist by background and regularly publishes policy papers, blogs and academic papers. He has worked both at the Centre for Global Development and the Oversea Development Institute. He was formerly British Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bristol.
He has currently a strong interest on ways in which to measure outcomes and impact, including ways in which this information can inform decision making during the implementation of interventions.