Keith Palmer
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Keith Palmer has held senior positions in the private sector, the public sector, academia and the voluntary sector. He has worked extensively in developed, developing and transition economies. He was founder Chairman of Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund; founder and Chairman of Cambridge Economic Policy Associates; founder and Chairman of InfraCo Ltd; and founder and Chairman of AgDevCo, not-for-profit-distribution agricultural development company operating in Africa.
Keith's long-standing interests can be grouped under four broad headings:
- International development: economic and financial policies to promote growth and poverty reduction in the developing world. Mechanisms to improve effectiveness of development assistance.
- Health policy, health system reform and performance improvement in the UK NHS and health systems in developing countries.
- Utility regulation / climate change: efficient regulation and financing of utility industries. The economics and financing of climate change technologies.
- Public Private Partnerships (PPPs): role of PPPs in delivery of public services. Structuring and financing of effective PPPs in developed and developing world.
