Stephen Gifford joined the Faraday Institution in March 2019 as the organisation's Head of Economics and Market Insights. His role will be to help make the organisation the go-to place for insights into the technological, economic and social benefits of batteries and electrical energy storage.
He will be using his economics skills to develop techno-economic models of supply, demand and cost, covering both global and the UK markets. He will also be leading and managing specific research studies and programmes on technical economic topics and issues. One of his first tasks will be to disseminate the Faraday Institution EV economics study to UK national and local government, as well as to appropriate OEMs and cell manufacturers.
Stephen has over 25 years of economics experience, including as the Chief Economist at Grant Thornton, the Director of Economics at the CBI and as a senior economist at KPMG, Oxford Economics and the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit. Prior to joining the Faraday Institution, Stephen was Head of Economic Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority, where he focused on the regulation of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, and the development of the new runway at Heathrow. Stephen is currently a Commissioner in the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.
Stephen brings particular skills and expertise in economic policy, transport economics, infrastructure, market assessment and the role of the public sector. He has a first-class degree in Economics from the University of Liverpool and a MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics.
Stephen can be contacted at [email protected].
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