Jake supports Vivid Economics' public and private sector clients across the cities, infrastructure and transport sectors. He leads Vivid’s work on special economic zones and focuses on sustainable development, trade, investment, and competitiveness. Prior to joining Vivid Economics, Jake researched the economics of climate adaptation on the EU ECONADAPT Project. He also served as a policy analyst for US Secretary of Transportation Anthony. Foxx, where he focused on energy, environment and safety topics related to the transport sector. Jake holds an MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate change from the London School of Economics, an MRes Environment, Energy and Resilience from the University of Bath as well as a BA degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of New Mexico.