projects, writing & things i’m curious about

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about me

leath al obaidi/leɪθ/ · rhymes with faith

now · london

I’m an economist working in regulatory finance at Smart DCC, the company running Britain’s smart meter data network.

I also serve as a Non Executive Director at Wenta and sit on the Council of the Society of Professional Economists.

before · british business bank

I spent six years at the British Business Bank, helping secure over £1bn in government funding and leading programmes that supported over a million businesses during the pandemic.

a little further back · austria → london

I grew up in Austria and studied economics in Vienna and Nottingham. I now live in London.

always · curious

Economics, regulation, business, language, history and philosophy. Also cinema, useful tools and questions that turn into projects.

This is a place for what I’m reading, thinking about and working on. You can find my essays in the writing archive.

in progress · stripe press book club

A reading community working through the Stripe Press catalogue, organised into four quarters of reading and discussion.