Alistair Schorn is an Independent Economist, with more than two decades of experience in sustainability and wellbeing economics, regional economic development, and international trade and investment. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Economics and is a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
Alistair currently advises economic development agencies, chambers of commerce and private companies in New Zealand on issues of economic development, corporate sustainability, integrated reporting and climate disclosure.
Until June 2021, he was a Senior Economist at Infometrics, one of New Zealand’s leading economic consultancies. Prior to this, he was the Economic Development Advisor at Marlborough District Council.
Before relocating to New Zealand with his family in 2018, Alistair’s career highlights include five years at WWF, the Worldwide Fund for Nature, as Head of the organisation’s Emerging Economies Programme, promoting environmentally responsible economic development in key emerging economies in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
He also spent a decade at Trade and Investment South Africa, an organisation similar to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, operating in the fields of international trade and foreign direct investment. From 2001 to 2004 he served in a diplomatic assignment, as the Trade Commissioner in the South African Consulate General in Mumbai, India.