Melanie Noronha

Senior Manager, Economist Impact

Melanie is a senior research manager at Economist Impact and the general manager of The Economist office in Dubai. She has over a decade of experience delivering consulting and thought leadership projects to public, private and non-for-profit organisations. Based in Dubai, she leads the Middle East and Africa team on research across trade and supply chains, food sustainability, recycling and the circular economy, renewable energy and fintech. She is a specialist in advanced recycling technologies and international trade.

Melanie is a seasoned moderator; she has chaired numerous panel discussions and presented Economist Impact's research at global in-person and virtual conferences, including Countdown to COP27, World Ocean Summit, Eurofinance, among others.

Before joining The Economist Group, she was a senior analyst at MEED Insight, a research and consulting firm serving clients in the Middle East and North Africa. At MEED, she developed her expertise in delivering bespoke market studies and financial modelling across a range of sectors spanning construction, finance, power and water, oil and gas and renewable energy.

She held previous posts at the Office of the Chief Economist at the Dubai International Financial Centre and at the San Francisco Center for Economic Development. Melanie has an MSc in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St Andrews and a bachelor’s degree in business administration.