Robin Youll

Robin Youll brings 38 years of extensive management and technical experience in statistics. Prior to joining Afritac East, he served as the Real Sector Statistics Adviser at the IMF’s technical assistance centre in the Caribbean. From 2000 to 2020, Robin was a Deputy Director at the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), where he honed his skills as a leader, manager, IT developer, and statistical expert specializing in national accounts. During this tenure, he also initiated and led the ONS’s technical assistance programme, which supports developing countries. In the 1990s, Robin lived and worked in Africa as part of the UK government’s technical assistance programme. Over his career, he has provided statistical services to more than 50 countries worldwide. Robin is also a Fellow of the UK’s Royal Statistical Society.