Joshua Gogo, PhD, CMC, ICD.D, CFA, is an economist, political risk analyst, and institutional reform specialist whose work focuses on the intersection of economics, public policy, public choice, and politics, with a special interest in natural wealth, political legitimacy, institution design and structural justice.

He holds a PhD in Economics, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), and an Institute-certified board director (ICD.D). Before entering academia and policy, Dr. Gogo began his career as an oil field engineer, working across multiple continents. These early experiences gave him direct exposure to the contrasting realities of oil-producing communities around the world—insights that would later shape his academic and professional trajectory.

Drawing on both fieldwork and economic theory, he developed the MASI framework, a structural diagnostic model that measures Mobility, Access to Voice, Spatial Burden, and the Welfare Gap to assess the risk of instability and exclusion in resource-endowed regions.

Over the past two decades, Dr. Gogo has advised governments, oil and gas companies, investment firms, multilateral agencies, and civil society actors on issues related to extractive sector governance, fiscal federalism, and institutional legitimacy. His work, writing and public speaking continue to challenge conventional narratives and advocate for a more just and participatory model of development and structure design.