Michael is a Researcher for the project “The Role of Fiscal Policies in Cannabis Legalisation: Learning from Malawi’s Experience”. He is primarily responsible for conducting stakeholder workshops, and interviews in Malawi, and managing local research assistants. He has previously held roles as Research Specialist at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and Senior Economist at the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), where his contributions to tax policy reform and analysis have had significant impacts across Sub-Saharan Africa. Michael completed an MPA-International Development at Harvard University.