Globalisation:Peter Young

Peter Young is International Director and co-founder of Adam Smith International. He has worked on the creation, development and implementation of economic and political reform policies since the early 1980s. His expertise in the reform of state owned enterprises was initially developed in the UK, where he was responsible for the design of privatisation initiatives that were implemented by the UK Government.

Peter used this experience to expand into major technical assistance projects and has advised on economic reform for governments in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, USA and the former Soviet Union. A specialist in restructuring policy and implementation in developing countries, Peter’s key expertise is in the development of SOE reform strategy, including the design and implementation of the institutional framework and building the required political commitment to reform.