I'm a retired management consultant with experience in the UK, USA and several European countries. I've never worked in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, parts of manufacturing industry and various other areas, and I've been a non-executive director of three housing associations and a small charity.
For most of my life I've not been persuaded by environmental campaign groups - they're seem to be focused on symptoms, not causes. Then, soon after it was published, I read "The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson, which envisaged both the worst effects of environmental degradation and a way forward for the future. By a somewhat circuitous route, I then found the Oxford Ministry for the Future and was able to attend one of their events in Oxford earlier in 2025, at which Kate Raworth spoke. This introduced me to "Doughnut Economics". Though not an academic, I have been hugely motivated by the discovery that globally, the academic community is investing a lot of effort in the area, and I want to get involved. DEAL seems like a good way to start getting my act together.
