Keith is a well-known consultant economist who advises a range of multinational businesses, international trade associations and NGOs.

He has written and consulted extensively on competition and regulation policy as well as privatisation and direct inward investment by private equity firms. He is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and other leading newspapers and journals including Financial Centres International (www.financialcentresinternational.com).

He is a Research Fellow of several well known think tanks including the Institute of Economic Affairs, the Centre for Policy Studies and the Adam Smith Institute.
Keith is the Africa Editor of the Journal of World Economics and edited the recent special issue on Africa (www.worldeconomics.com). He also acted as rapporteur for the African Banking Roundtable for Central Bank Governors held in Washington DC in September 2011, sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Commonwealth Business Council.
Keith was educated at the London School of Economics.