Our Team

Michael Castle-Miller

CEO

Michael is a legal and policy consultant who has helped develop special economic zone (SEZ) programs for over twenty countries... (more)

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**Special Economic Zones and Foreign Direct Investment**

Morial Shah is a policy consultant, legislative drafter, law professor, lawyer, and mediator focusing on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), trade, investment, and digital innovation.… *(more)*

Patrick Lamson-Hall

**Urban Planning and Economic Development**
Patrick is an urban planner and policy expert who advises clients around the world on a range of issues... (more)

JoachimRücker.jpg — Joachim Rücker

**Politics and Diplomacy**
Joachim Rücker is an economist, independent consultant and former Ambassador of Germany. Until 2017, he was also the Special Representative of the Federal Government for the Middle East… *(more)*

Graeme.pic.POLITAS.jpg — Graeme Keay

**Tax and Investment Legislation and Policy**
Graeme helps develop and deliver legal and administrative reforms that improve the investment climate, reduce barriers... *(more)*

Juan Rodrigo

Law and Economics

Juan is a lawyer and economist with expertise in economic development, regulatory simplification, ease of doing business, competition, trade, …(more)

Stephen Krasner portrait.jpg — Stephen D. Krasner

**Advisor, International Political Economy and State Sovereignty**
Stephen is the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations at Stanford and a Senior Fellow at FSI and the Hoover Institution... (*more*)

DSC03088 - Kopia.JPG — Lotta Moberg

**Advisor, Political Economy and Economics**
Lotta is a specialist advisor to Politas and an expert on the political economy of special economic zones, macroeconomics... *(more)*

organizational partners and affiliations

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Refugee Cities (now the SDZ Alliance) is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of special-status jurisdictions to integrate and expand opportunities for migrants. Politas CEO, Michael Castle-Miller, founded Refugee Cities and co-founded the SDZ Alliance.

IPA/Switxboard is an innovative company that creates global networks to connect communities facing major challenges – including migration, poverty, urbanization, and climate change—with leading ideas and technology from around the world. Politas works with IPA/Switxboard to help communities provide better governance through special economic zones and city-level reforms.

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