Chris Jenkins has been an Economics Director at the Competition and Markets Authority since 2014 and led the economics team on the market study into online platforms and digital advertising.  He has previously led several merger investigations, market studies and antitrust cases at the CMA, and was responsible for coordinating the CMA’s economic research work.  Prior to joining the CMA, he worked as an economist at the OFT, HM Treasury, the Department for Business and Oxera.