Dr Marie-Louise Aren is an international tax lawyer, researcher, and educator specialising in international tax law, tax treaties, and global tax governance. She has worked with the Law Reform Commission and consulted for the United Nations Development Programme and other international development organisations on tax and fiscal policy reforms. She currently teaches business law and international tax law from an African and Global South perspective and coordinates sovereign debt transparency research with international anti-corruption organisations. Her research focuses on international tax standards, African economic development, sovereign debt, and developing country tax governance.