Nicholas Shaxson

Nicholas Shaxson (* 1966 ) is a British author, journalist and member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs ( Chatham House) in London. He is known for his investigative books Poisoned Wells (2007) and Treasure Island ( 2011). Shaxson is working as a scientist and writer for the Tax Justice Network, an expert-led NGO that deals with tax equity and tax havens.

Biography

Shaxson was born in Malawi and has since lived in many countries such as India, Brazil, England, Lesotho, Spain, Angola, South Africa, Germany and the Netherlands. Since 1993, he writes mainly about global economics and politics for the Financial Times, Reuters, the Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit, International Affairs, Foreign Affairs, American Interest, the BBC, Africa Confidential, African Energy, and others. His particular expertise covers two areas: the politics and economics of oil -producing countries in the Gulf of Guinea, particularly Angola, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, as well as more recently tax havens.

Shaxson currently lives with his partner and two children in Zurich in Switzerland.

Works

• Nicholas Shaxson: Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil. Palgrave Macmillan, May 13, 2008 ISBN 978-0230605329.
• Nicholas Shaxson: Treasure Islands: How tax havens undermine democracy. Rotpunktverlag, September 2011, ISBN 978-3858694607.