Dr. Sabna Ali is an accomplished and results-driven economist with over 15 years of international experience across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, specializing in energy economics and the petroleum sector. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, with her thesis exploring the resource curse's impacts on growth, institutions, and development. Her expertise encompasses economic and policy analysis, energy transition strategies, and financial modeling. Dr. Ali has a proven track record in oil and gas economics both on the micro and macro levels. Her work spans economic evaluations of oil and gas investments, field development plans, and energy market dynamics, with a strong focus on energy transition technologies such as CCUS, hydrogen, and renewables. She has authored key research, including publications in leading journals on energy and economic development, as well as papers on the impact of extractive industries on export diversification, economic growth, and happiness in oil and gas exporting countries. As a Research Assistant at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Dr. Ali analyzes global gas investment trends and policies. Her work emphasizes natural gas's role in sustainable development, particularly as a substitute for biomass to enhance clean cooking access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
