Meet the Team

Mireia Jofre-Bonet is Head of Research and Vice President of the Office of Health Economics, replacing Professor Nancy Devlin.

Mireia is an economist specialised in health economics. She has worked on a broad spectrum of health Economics subjects including Lifestyle and Health Behaviour Decision Making; topics in Industrial Organisation applied to the Health Care sector and Pharmaceutical Regulation; Willingness To Pay for Health Insurance Schemes by the informal sector in low and middle income countries; Environmental factors and children’s health and wellbeing (domestic violence, maternal working hours; intergenerational transmission of health & behaviours); Adaptation to Health States; and, Migration and adaptation.

Eleanor joined the OHE in 2019 from studying at UCL, where she received the highest overall grade and highest dissertation mark of any masters level student in 2019 for her MSc in Health Economics and Decision Science. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Oxford. She has five years of experience as a researcher and consultant working on a range of social development issues in low-income settings, including two years based in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Sian joined OHE in September 2021 following the completion of her Masters in Health Economics at the University of York. Her dissertation was undertaken with supervision from the Centre for Health Economics (York) and focused on exploring the relationship between distance and A&E department demand. Prior to her Masters, Sian obtained a BSc in Economics from Newcastle University. As part of her undergraduate studies, she engaged in a 13-month placement as a Research Assistant at the Bank of England.

Amanda’s current research interests include the use of real world evidence to support HTA and product development; novel pricing and reimbursement mechanisms for pharmaceuticals (e.g. managed entry agreements and the economics of indication-based pricing); health state valuation methodology; criteria for the economic evaluation of health interventions; and the interaction between HTA policy and optimal R&D decisions by industry

Charlotte joined OHE at the end of 2018 to take up the new role of Project Manager. Her role involves the planning and smooth execution of OHE research projects as well as supporting the overall growth of OHE.

Martina’s current research includes economic issues posed by the development and provision of treatments for rare diseases; the economics of personalised medicine for health care payers and the pharmaceutical industry; and approaches to value based assessments.

Grace’s areas of expertise include health technology appraisal, economic modelling and clinical guidelines. Grace is also interested in the economic evaluation of diagnostics and patient stratification, early stage modelling, and the economic evaluation of regenerative medicines and other high cost therapies. Grace has recently been appointed to NICE’s Clinical Guidelines Update Standing Committee, where she provides expert advice on the economic implications of NICE’s clinical guideline recommendations.

Jake joined OHE in June 2021 from the investment data and technology industry. Since joining, he has developed expertise in the economics of pharmaceutical innovation, quantitative patient preference research, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer services in the UK. Jake is also interested in economic epidemiology and healthcare systems in lower- and middle-income countries.

Dimitrios’ research interests lie in the fields of the economics of innovation and specifically on the economics of pharmaceutical markets and R&D, where he applies econometric methods to examine questions related to incentives for innovation. In addition, he is interested in topics at the intersection of health and applied economics.

David's research interests broadly focus on the valuation of healthcare benefits. This includes describing health and valuing health states for the generation of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) as well as the valuation and incorporation of broader outcomes (e.g. non-health outcomes or well-being) into the health technology assessment process.

Edward joins the OHE team in September 2021 after completing an MSc in Health Economics at City University. He has a strong scientific background having studied Medical Physiology and Therapeutics at the undergraduate level. He also has over two and a half years experience in the Life Sciences industry working with private and public clients to develop health communication strategies. His MSc dissertation studies how public policy can be used to incentivise private firms to develop innovative products and drive R&D intensity.

Jia joined OHE in September 2020 as an OHE Fellow. She has a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and is undertaking an MSc in Health Economics at City University of London. Jia has previous experience within the healthcare management consulting industry and has worked for the NHS and pharmaceutical firms on product deployment and electronic health record (EHR) implementation projects.  

Chris’s primary research interest is economic evaluation in health care, including the development of new methods for cost-effectiveness analysis and the valuation of health. He has worked on trial- and model-based economic evaluations in a variety of clinical fields. Chris is also dedicated to building new platforms for collaboration in the discipline of health economics.

Kerry's responsibilities include maintaining the website, overseeing the production and publishing of in-house publications, organising events and serving as the contact point for accounts. Before joining the OHE in 2000, she was with the ABPI.