Felix Martin worked at the World Bank for two stretches in the decade between 1998 and 2008; was executive board member of and analyst for the European Stability Initiative (www.esiweb.org); and now works as a macroeconomist and strategist for the London-based investment manager, Thames River Capital. He has degrees in Classics (Oxford), International Relations (Johns Hopkins SAIS), and Development Economics (Oxford); and a doctorate in Economics (Oxford).