Vice President (Research), Director. An economist by training, Mr. Assanie has over 10 years of experience consulting with private sector companies, governments, and international institutions in a wide range of sectors including international trade, international development, and business strategy. As VP (Research), Mr. Assanie is responsible for coordinating IEMR’s research portfolio in the area of syndicated wireless research, new media business strategy research, and brand strategy studies. He has a BA (Econ.) and MA (Econ.)