Max leads on implementation of anti-corruption projects in NRGI priority countries, coordinates NRGI’s corruption work and contributes to research on corruption in oil, gas and mining. Max also provides support to NRGI’s engagement with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative through research and capacity building and supporting NRGI representation at the EITI International Board.

Prior to joining NRGI, Max worked at the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin and at the GIZ natural resource governance program in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Max holds a B.S. in international relations from Southampton University and an M.S. in development studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He speaks English, German and Greek.