Based in Singapore, Andrew Staples is the Asia Pacific Director of Economist Impact, the Policy, and Insights arm of The Economist Group. He leads a team of consultants and analysts who provide best-in-class research and analysis, creative storytelling, events expertise, design-thinking solutions, and market-leading media products.
Andrew has a Ph.D. in International Political Economy and an MSc in East Asian Business, both from the University of Sheffield, UK. He was a Ministry of Education research scholar at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo (2001-2003) and before joining The Economist Group, Andrew pursued an academic career holding both tenured and adjunct posts at leading universities and business schools in Japan the UK. He played a pivotal role in the launch and development of a Global MBA program at Doshisha University Business School in Kyoto.