Paul Horrocks is Head of the Private Finance for Sustainable Development Unit at the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate. Paul is working on a number of initiatives aiming at encouraging greater private sector investment into developing countries, in particular on policies and approaches that governments can adopt in order to ensure that investments are aligned and impact achieved.

Paul has extensive senior experience in leadership positions having been a Senior Executive at the Australian Federal Treasury, working on the domestic infrastructure market as well as providing policy advice during Australia’s G20 presidency on international policy challenges.  Senior experience in the European Institutions in Brussels, having worked on such key initiatives such as the deepening of European capital markets in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

Paul has degrees from the University of Wales, and Masters from the University of Liverpool as well as an Executive MBA from Vlerick Business School in Belgium. Paul has degrees from the University of Wales, and Masters from the University of Liverpool as well as an Executive MBA from Vlerick Business School in Belgium. He also provides executive teaching at the Oxford University and the Maastricht School of Management.