Meet the DEAL Community

Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Management Trainee in Asia Pacific.

Sellicks Beach, South Australia, Australia

I live on Kaurna country at Witawali - Sellicks Beach, South Australia. I am the founder of Hen House Co-op with the mission to contribute to closing the gender investment gap.

Munlochy, Scotland, United Kingdom

I work in community development, care about local food, love growing things, and I am passionate about the idea of donut economics and would like to be a part of creating that change in communities here in Scotland.

Claremont, California, United States of America

John Fahey is the Chair of the Cobb Institute Board. He is a Graduate of the Starr-King School for Ministry, a member school of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. John received his Master of Divinity Degree from the Starr-King School and studied Philosophy and Religion as an undergraduate student at Colgate University. John has held a number of counseling and leadership positions in a variety of non-profit organizations, including Unitarian-Universalist Congregations and Addiction-Recovery Centers. John is also a retired technology industry sales executive where he led sales and marketing teams for a variety of information technology companies. John has a passion for education and is a partner in Reading Ways, a company designed to ensure high quality literacy instruction in all content areas for a school system. Reading Ways believes that all students should leave secondary school able to use reading and writing to participate effectively in society in a variety of roles.

Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada

I worked in systems. GDP based. It broke me. But hope cannot be taken, it must be given freely. I try and inspire change. It isn't easy but I have to keep going, broken or not. Because broken humble hands can feed a few, but those few become many when kindness and love is shared. The planet, and all that is living cannot survive the current, the status quo so WE change it.

Mmiata-Anam Anambra Nigeria

Asikaralu Okafor is the CEO of Maklumy Technology Service Limited, an agritech company that focuses on using innovative agricultural technologies, ICT and digital tools in its operations to contribute to food security, create jobs and promote community infrastructural development in the socially and economically disadvantaged communities in Nigeria.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Cities and Regions Lead at DEAL. Urban planner, researcher, participation practitioner. Macedonian living in London.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Previously lead DE Researcher for the first Leeds Doughnut City Data Portrait & I'm now working for CIVIC SQUARE, in Birmingham, UK as a Neighbourhood Doughnut Economics Researcher, demonstrating how we design and utilise the doughnut framework as a 21st Century compass for neighbourhood transition, including the co-design and building of regenerative social and civic infrastructure. 

Cowes, England, United Kingdom

Hi, My name is Nora. I live on the Isle of Wight (UK) and am interested in making change in my local community using the Doughnut approach. I worked for 5 years in the space of circular economy and now work with policy makers at University College London in driving innovation towards the great challenges of our times (climate change, cancer etc). Looking forward to being part of this community!

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Accountant, MBA candidate. Work in the environmental sector in Cape Town and Johannesburg, the aim is to do more not for my job but for my country and the well-being of the people.

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States of America

I am a data scientist trained in systems engineering and economics. I believe we must all work together to develop new economic models in order to survive and prosper. I currently live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC and work remotely on projects in Haiti.

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

BSC Economics with Economic History Loughborough University 1979 IT 15 years Licensee and lifelong politician hardly tells the full story! Skier 46 weeks since aged 30 visited France 29 times cook from fresh ingredients all my life Partner retired on Isle of Wight Good snooker player best break of 67 former Chester & District Long jump Champion aged 13 but still very fit and still running 🏃‍♂️ For contact re file on Beveridge either email or phone me on 07815494660

Paris, Île-de-France, France

architect, based in Paris, member of 'fair' a cooperative architecture firm

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

I'm a problem solver and a dreamer. I studied biology at university driven by a fascination to understand the world around me. I became interested in the genetic and biochemical factors underlying important societal challenges like plant disease and food security. My PhD drove me away from the unsustainable environment of research. I've since worked in research funding, large engineering companies and small tech startups. I've taken some time out of work to work out how I can better apply myself to a more fulfilling mission. I'm curious to learn and experiment.

Cochabamba, Bolivia

I am the national coordinator of the educational program for sustainable development of Terre des Hommes Suisse in Bolivia. As part of this job, I am trying to create the Bolivian youth doughnut Academy. I also manage a small organic farm where we try to do our best for our people working her and the planet. Las but not least, I am also doing research and trying to find a way to assess how farm based agroecosystems can be managed within the doughnut.

Helsinki, Etelä-Suomi, Finland

Director of Insight and strategic design.  Business and management consultant.  Strategic insights combined with human emotions, experience and behaviour design. Focus on helping businesses to change, to become environmentally and socially sustainable organisations.

Wokingham, England, United Kingdom

I have worked in transportation research throughout my career, including leadership in connected and automated vehicle projects in the UK to the value of more than £50m. I founded Reed Mobility – an independent expert consultancy to work on creating transport systems that are safe, clean, efficient, ethical and equitable. My academic background is in psychology, I am a chartered scientist and I have a visiting professorship at the University of Surrey.

Strasbourg, Grand-Est, France

Student in economics and management and passionnated into nature and ecology. I believe that revolution must begin right now with every single act. Share ideas with smart people and in differents languages: ES, Fr, IT, EN.

Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

I use my repertoire, academic background, and professional and day-to-day experiences to support human and organizational development for the world that my heart knows is possible (to paraphrase Eisenstein) Psychologist, Master in Sustainable Development, but above all curious, studious and researcher of topics related to New Economies. I have been working for more than 20 years supporting people in their development as well as with the development of people in or for companies, as a consultant in different niches and sizes of companies, as a facilitator of groups and learning, manager and mainly as Isabela with my Borogodó, or Borogodonut :) #humanbehavior #neweconomies #wellbeing #idg   

Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

My name is Ann-Kathrin Bernauer, I study sustainability management (M.Sc.) at University of Wuppertal, Germany. Currently, I am writing my master’s thesis, which covers social factors of mobility. I am looking for new opportunities as a changemaker. There is a lot of research making clear that greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced in the transportation sector in order to limit global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial level. It exists less research regarding social factors in this context. I would like to analyse social impacts on a walking and cycling focused transportation strategy in urban areas (e.g. Copenhagen, Amsterdam). This, I am analysing from the perspective of the doughnut. 

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I help set up and bring to sustainability Regenerative Enterprises that are inclusive, distributed and owned by producers

Lisbon, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

I'm Telecom Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Privacy Evangelist and Chef; I'm using my passions, curiosity, knowledge and experience to pioneer solutions that make the world more sustainable and safeguard individuals's data privacy

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

I am a engineering consultant working in India, passionate about sustainability and social value that development projects have to offer.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

My mission is to help Tasmanians be sustainability leaders. To do this I founded the Tasmanian Way to help Tasmania transform to a zero emissions and sustainable future for the health, wellbeing and prosperity of all Tasmanians. With over ten years with the Global Island Partnership largely in New York City, I have worked with some of the world's most formidable island leaders to take greater action to locally implement the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. I work with Tasmanian Leaders to create positive change and contribute to socio-economic vibrancy as well as continues to work with island leaders around the world.