​Dominic White has 15 years’ experience, working first at the UK Treasury and latterly on the number-one ranked European economics team at ABN Amro covering the UK and eurozone economies.

Ebrahim spent 13 years at Citigroup, initially in London and then from 2015, in New York. He held a number of senior roles at Citigroup, most recently, Managing Director, Global Head of Foreign Exchange Analysis where he led an Institutional Investor top-ranked team. Ebrahim holds a PhD and MRes in Economics from London Business School and a BA in Economics and Management from Oxford University.

Charles Cara has been a European Strategist at Merrill Lynch and has worked in the research departments at Dresdner Kleinwort and Morgan Stanley.

Zahra covers alternative and real assets. Before joining ASR, Zahra worked as a global economist at Dresdner Kleinwort, and as an FX analyst at both Dresdner Kleinwort and BNP Paribas. She is a CFA charterholder.

Covering China and emerging markets for over 15 years, Adam has contributed to the FT, WSJ, Bloomberg and The Economist, and recently to The US-China Economic & Security Review Congressional Commission. He was previously a Strategist at MRB and the Director of Asia Ex-Japan at Roubini Global Economics.

Ben Blanchard joined ASR as an economist in September 2016, most recently focusing on European economics. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bath.

Michael is Head of Climate Macro Strategy, advising investors on how to integrate climate change factors into the drivers of views on macroeconomics, strategy and asset allocation. Prior to ASR he was Chief Economist and Strategist at Cohen & Steers in New York, and spent eight years at Merrill Lynch in New York and London.

Michael Hessel has been with ASR since September 2011, focusing on political economy and political risk in Europe, as well as thematic research. Prior to joining, Michael read Politics & Philosophy at Edinburgh University.

Will joined ASR in January 2025 as a Junior Analyst within the Research Department. He will be working across the whole of Research supporting and contributing to our top-ranked product. Will spent the last 3 years at Fenchurch Advisory Partners, most recently as an Investment Banking Associate, and has an Economics degree from Cambridge University.