Oliver McPherson-Smith

About

Oliver McPherson-Smith is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. His work explores the politics of the private sector in Africa and the Middle East, with a focus on energy and the regulation of entrepreneurship. His recent publications have considered business lobbying in Nigerian politics, state capitalism in Saudi Arabia, and Chinese investment across sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. McPherson-Smith holds a PhD in politics from the University of Oxford, an MA in Middle Eastern studies from Harvard University, and a BA in land economy from the University of Cambridge. Prior to his academic research, McPherson-Smith enjoyed a career as a broadcast journalist in Africa and the Middle East.