Tej Parikh

Tej Parikh is a British economist and writer.

Tej Parikh
At the World Economic Forum's Growth Summit 2023
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Economist, writer

Parikh was Chief Economist of the Institute of Directors, a private-sector employer lobbyist, from 2017 to 2021.^[1][2][3][4] Between 2015 and 2016 he worked as a journalist for The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh.^[5] He is currently Director of Economics at American credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings.^[6]

Biography

At the IoD between 2017 and 2021, Parikh appeared in the media and parliament as an advocate for SME's during Brexit^[7][8][9] and the Covid-19 pandemic.^[10][11] He left the IoD in 2021 to become Director of Economics at Fitch Ratings. Kitty Ussher, a former Labour Party MP, succeeded him as Chief Economist in September 2021.^[4]

Prior to joining the IoD, he was an associate editor and reporter for The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh, where he wrote articles about Cambodia's economic and political development.^[12][13] His articles have also featured in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Reuters, and The Asia Times, covering international affairs and public policy.^[14][15][16]