Hometown: Ipswich, United Kingdom

Research Interests: Role of the military in Arab economies, labor market dysfunction in the Arab world

Marcus graduated from Cambridge University in 2016 with a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies. He then worked as an analyst for TS Lombard, an investment research firm based in London, where he advised institutional clients on Middle Eastern politics and macroeconomics, mostly looking at Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Marcus’ research interests particularly focus on the role of the military in Arab economies and on labor market dysfunction in the region.