Peter James Middlebrook (born 1965) is a British economist and musician.[1][2][3] He is founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Geopolicity, an international management consultancy, and Dignity Designed and Delivered Inc., a technology innovation firm producing intermediate shelters. He is also the co-founder of the Great Ethiopian Run with Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie.[4][5][6]
Peter J. Middlebrook | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Northumbria University of Durham |
| Occupation(s) | Economist Musician |
| Notable work | The Economics of Piracy |
Middlebrook performed under the stage name Jamie Brooke and has produced several albums, including Violet Symphony.[1]
Early life and education
editPeter James Middlebrook was born in 1965.[7] From an early age, he was interested in football.[1] He had trials with Millwall F.C., a London-based football team.[1] At 15, he self-taught guitar and drums, and by 17, he was performing concerts in front of thousands, opening for acts such as the English pop-rock duo Chas & Dave and the 1980s synth-pop artist Howard Jones.[1] Outside of his professional career, he performed under the stage name Jamie Brooke and has produced several albums, with Violet Symphony being his most recent release.[1]
Middlebrook earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental management from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle in 1993.[8] Later, he completed his PhD in public policy and poverty at the University of Durham's Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies in 2002.[8]
Career
editIn 2001, Middlebrook co-founded the Great Ethiopian Run with Haile Gebrselassie.[9][5]
In 2005, Middlebrook co-founded Geopolicity Inc., a management consultancy based in Dubai, where he serves as the chief executive officer.[10][11][12] He is also the founder of design innovation firm Dignity Designed and Delivered Inc.[13]
From September 2018 to July 2019, Middlebrook served as a board member of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation working with former Botswana President Ian Khama.[7]
Middlebrook is an advisor to the United Nations on Post-Conflict Recovery and Sustainable Financing, representing the private sector at the UNDP Corporate Side Event at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2018 moderated by Achim Steiner.[14] He led the Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF) on sustainable financing for Albania[15], Botswana[16], Egypt, Indonesia[17], the Kyrgyz Republic[18], and also authoring the UN Guidance Note on Strategic Budgeting for the SDGs.[19] In 2012 he led the technical work on the proposed Arab Stabilization Plan (ASP) for Majid Jaffar, working with Lord Malloch-Brown and Parag Khanna.[20] Middlebrook advised the Albright-Gambari Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance.[21]
Middlebrook serves as a political adviser to governments of developing countries. In Afghanistan, with Adib Farhadi, he formulated the national development strategy for President Hamid Karzai.[1] He led regional cooperation negotiations including the Heart of Asia Process and the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA).[22][23] In Iraq, he served as an advisor to the post-Saddam Hussein government on public sector modernization.[1] In Ethiopia, he was in charge of European Union projects in Tigray. He is also known for his work, The Economics of Piracy.[24][25]
In 2024, Middlebrook was named in the Voices of the Future list.[26]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Arnold, Tom. "Peter Middlebrook: Wandering minstrel on a mission". The National.
- ^ George, Rose (September 23, 2013). "How to Fight Pirates" – via The New Yorker.
- ^ Nega, Berhanu; Schneider, Geoff (2012). "Things Fall Apart: Dictatorships, Development, and Democracy in Africa". Journal of Economic Issues. 46 (2): 371–381.
- ^ "Ethiopian pacemakers". December 3, 2003 – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Haile Gebrselassie: The Next President of Ethiopian Athletics Federation". November 9, 2016.
- ^ Tolesa, Dawit (November 25, 2017). "Great Fun Run In Addis". The Reporter Ethiopia.
- ^ a b "Peter James MIDDLEBROOK personal appointments".
- ^ a b "Peter Middlebrook". www.northumbria.ac.uk. September 19, 2024.
- ^ "GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN". November 1, 2021.
- ^ "PETER JAMES MIDDLEBROOK | ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database". offshoreleaks.icij.org.
- ^ "Report: Arab Spring upheaval cost $55bn". October 14, 2011 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Story, Inside. "Sisi: Fuel for a backlash?". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "LEADERSHIP". Dignitydesigned.
- ^ "Nature for Life: Accelerating SDGs Progress by Investing in People and Planet". UNDP.
- ^ https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2024-07/albania_dfa_executive_summary.pdf
- ^ https://inff.org/assets/resource/botswana-sustainable-financing-strategy-bsfs-2023.pdf
- ^ https://indonesia.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/INFF%202022%20-%20250822_Final%20%281%29_0.pdf
- ^ "The first Development Finance Assessment is taking place in Kyrgyzstan". UNDP.
- ^ "Budgeting for the SDGs". Integrated National Financing Framework.
- ^ "ADVISORS | Arab Stabilization Plan". www.arabplan.org.
- ^ Mechanix, Web (May 6, 2016). "Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance • Stimson Center".
- ^ https://recca.mfa.gov.af/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RECCA-VI-Book.pdf
- ^ https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2016-04/SIPRI_Afghanistans-Private-Sector_Report-2015.pdf
- ^ Thompson, Mark (May 23, 2011). "Pirate Map!" – via nation.time.com.
- ^ "'Out of control' piracy set to cost world £9bn by 2015 | The Independent | The Independent".
- ^ "Peter Middlebrook – CEO, Geopolicity Inc., Geo-strategist – Voices of the Future".