The core CBR team: research and administrative staff
Directorate
Simon Deakin
Director of the Centre for Business Research
Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School
PhD (University of Cambridge)
Michael Kitson
Assistant Director of the Centre for Business Research
Associate Professor in International Macroeconomics
BA (University of Cambridge)
Giorgio Caselli
Assistant Director of the Centre for Business Research
CBR Senior Research Fellow
PhD (Cranfield University)
CBR Research Fellows
Irakli Barbakadze
CBR Research Fellow
MA (University of Tartu), PhD (Henley Business School)
Kamelia Pourkermani
CBR Research Fellow
PhD (University of Bath)
Linda Shuku
CBR Research Fellow
PhD (King’s College London)
Hanna Sitchenko
CBR Research Fellow
MA (Yaroslavl Mudryi National Law University)
Helena (Huiyuan) Xie
CBR Research Fellow
PhD (University of Cambridge)
Research Assistants
Robert Hughes
Research Assistant
BSc (Bangor University)
Administrative staff
Stephanie Saunders
CBR Administrator
Stephanie has worked as a University Administrator since 2002. She has been with the CBR since early 2015 and provides advice and support in all areas of operation, coupled with overall administration of the Centre. Stephanie previously worked at the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies (CARET), an innovation unit based at the University, and at Kettle’s Yard, the University’s contemporary and modern art gallery.
Prior to joining the University, Stephanie worked in Marketing at the Generics Group, an international business and technology consultancy, and as PA to the Head of Biochemistry and Deputy Director at Babraham Research Institute.
Email: [email protected]
Jill Bullman
CBR Accounts
Jill has been working in the University as a Finance Officer since 2001. She joined the CBR in 2014 and is responsible for the day-to-day financial accounts in the Centre. Jill has previously worked at the Gurden Institute at the University, and prior to that at the East Anglian Regional Health Authority.
Rachel Wagstaff
Secretary to Professor Simon Deakin
CBR Receptionist
Rachel has worked at the CBR since 2000. She is Professor Simon Deakin’s secretary and also responsible for the running of the General Office. She is also the CBR Working Paper Series secretary.