Emmanuel Cros Email & Phone Number

London

• Worked as a consultant assessing risks and opportunities in African and Middle Eastern markets for strategic market intelligence company Trendtype. • Supported major FMCG companies, trade association, government agencies and e-commerce platforms in their market entry/expansion strategy.• Produced market attractiveness models including up to 50 metrics and 10 scenarios to support the expansion of major FMCG companies in new markets.• Supervised field research in over 20 African countries to gather trade intelligence and market data.• Sized and forecasted the market for FMCG and various categories across 50 countries.• Built an “ease of access to forex” tracker for African markets• Worked on various value chains, pricing strategy and affordability, competitors research projects

Researched funding opportunities for a global development charity.

Programme assistant for a consultancy specialized in capacity development for international development NGOs- Technical research (areas of intervention, funding opportunities, business development) for McAndrew Leadership’s strategy team- Grant and proposal writing and evaluation- General project support tasks

London

External Consultant for the leading development consultancy ASI as part of a partnership with LSE- Conducted a study of how political change affects international development spending within a team of five LSE students- Comparative study by country and sector of the evolution the Department for International Development (DFID) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID)- Worked from academic and grey literature, interviews with specialists of the politics of aid, and budget reports- Concluded that both agencies prioritized national self-interest while political change had little impact on their spending trends- Received a high-merit grade for our team’s work

Ness Of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland

I spent the summer 2018 working as a volunteer digger at the Ness of Brodgar archeological dig in Northern Scotland.

Paris

Assistant to French academic Jacques Willemont (University of Strasbourg)- Translation of documents and articles between French and English, transcriptions of interviews and films, desk research- General support to his work realizing scientific vulgarization documentary films

Camopi, French Guiana

Field Researcher for the EHESS in rural native communities of French Guiana- Conducted autonomously a study on the political and economic changes brought by the involvement of the French State in the life of Wayampi and Teko communities in Camopi (isolated rural settlement on the border between Guiana and Brazil)- Worked from field observations and semi-structured interviews with local actors, following extensive desk research

Msc, Anthropology & Development Management, Merit

Training in economics, anthropology and political sciences applied to developing countries. Dissertation on the informal economy of Senegal.

Master'S, Anthropology, Merit

Training in social anthropology with a focus on economic and political change, and completion of a dissertation on political and economic.

Licence 3, History

Classes Préparatoires

A three-years intensive preparation for the highly competitive entrance exams to the Ecole Normale Supérieure de la rue d’Ulm.