Sacha Baggili, B.A, M.A

Research Analyst, Life Sciences, IHS Markit

Sacha Baggili is a research analyst in the life sciencesteam,covering the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and India.

Sacha Baggili is an analyst in the life sciences team. She has 19 years of experience covering developments in healthcare policy, healthcare financing, biopharmaceutical market access and business intelligence, specializing in emerging markets. Sacha holds responsibility for the life sciences division's coverage on the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, India and Pakistan, as well as for analysis of health sector developments through supranational and not-for-profit organizations. Before joining IHS Markit in 2018, Sacha worked as an independent analyst, providing research services on global healthcare topics and on political, macroeconomic, regulatory, and trade risks in the Middle East and North Africa region; this included 12 years of continuous work with the Economist Intelligence Unit and its Bazian healthcare consultancy arm. She previously held positions as a Middle East country risk analyst at the World Markets Research Centre and as a senior healthcare analyst at Global Insight (both IHS Markit legacy companies). Sacha has also worked as a journalist in Jordan and Lebanon. She holds a BA in history and politics from the University of Exeter and a master's degree in international social policy from the University of Nottingham, focusing on global healthcare governance, policy analysis, and the socio-economic dynamics of the Middle East and Africa. She is a dual British-Jordanian national and speaks Arabic.