Meet the Team
Jarod Baker, Co-Founder
Jarod Baker, Co-Founder
Jarod Baker, Co-Founder
Jarod is co-founder of Pacific Economics. He has focused on Asia and the Pacific economy since 1998 when he started studying Mandarin Chinese and International Economics. His experience ranges from US federal agencies to leading technology and risk offices in Hawaii. Jarod specializes in market research, competitive intelligence, investment vetting, and international economic development.
Jake Hamstra, Co-Founder
Jarod Baker, Co-Founder
Jarod Baker, Co-Founder
Jake is co-founder of Pacific Economics. His extensive experience in the Pacific Islands includes working as a Senior Policy Adviser for the North Pacific for the New Zealand MFAT, where he employed his advanced expertise in political-economy analysis, policy evaluation, sector profiles, financial forecasting, and risk assessment. In th
Jake is co-founder of Pacific Economics. His extensive experience in the Pacific Islands includes working as a Senior Policy Adviser for the North Pacific for the New Zealand MFAT, where he employed his advanced expertise in political-economy analysis, policy evaluation, sector profiles, financial forecasting, and risk assessment. In that role, he developed relationships with key leaders across FSM, Palau, and RMI.
Karen Hutchison, Associate
Jarod Baker, Co-Founder
Paki Ormsby, Senior Advisor
Karen focuses on international development in the Pacific Islands, conducting research and analysis for Pacific Economics on policy, economic, and geopolitical trends. She works across regional and country-level initiatives, ensuring strategic alignment at the project level for Pacific Islands countries and their international and multilateral development partners.
Paki Ormsby, Senior Advisor
Jarod Baker, Co-Founder
Paki Ormsby, Senior Advisor
Paki has over two decades of experience in policy, strategy and security primarily focused on the Pacific region. From 2017 – 2023, Paki was the Director of Policy for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat leading the development of regional policy for Pacific Islands Forum Leaders.