Dr Osborne Sanida is the Director of the PNG National Research Institute, PNG's public policy think tank. Dr Sanida's research interests and contributions are in the areas of economic modelling, development economics, time series econometrics, development planning, international trade, foreign direct investment and economic policy analysis.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Economics from the University of Queensland, a Master of Business Administration and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics from Monash University, and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Papua New Guinea.