Akin is a communications specialist with over ten years of financial journalism experience in international strategic communications.

Akin’s professional background includes reporting for leading global news outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and Thomson Reuters News Agency, where he covered emerging markets .

He has also worked as an editor at Bloomberg HT TV, producing timely content for investors on the latest developments in emerging market issues.

Akin has been covering the Saudi economy since 2020 and has played a prominent role in research and communications projects covering the economic reforms in the Kingdom.

Akin holds an IB diploma from Red Cross Nordic United World College in Norway and a BA degree in economics and political science from Westminster College in Missouri, USA.