Meet the DEAL Community

Ciudad de México, Estado de México, México

International Relations senior student. Climate advocate. Founder of LEGAIA, a youth-led Latin American movement of ecological and environmental justice. Former Youth Delegate of Mexico to the United Nations.

Nantes, Pays-de-la-Loire, France

I am the co-founder of Open Lande, a social enterprise which goals is to support a regenerative economy. Open Land accompanies the transformation and innovation of organizations that wish to embrace the necessary ecological and social transitions, and supports impact entrepreneurs who invest in these issues. I am on the board of several organizations working in the field of the circular economy and access to essential services (Sanergy, Toilet Board Coalition) and teaches at Sciences Po Paris, AgroParis Tech and the University of Versailles Saint Quentin. Previously, I was Deputy Director of Sustainable Development for the SUEZ Group and led several programs based on the inclusive economy, including the international program "Water for All" which has helped to develop access to water and sanitation for millions of people in several megacities.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

My background is in accounts management and systems design, and in non-profit management. Since 2018 I've been leading Bristol Pound CIC, and we're now working on what comes after the Bristol Pound. Our future vision is really quite different from the original local currency. We're developing a platform that not only offers a non-profit payment platform for cities (starting in Bristol of course), but then takes people on a journey by introducing them to a range of tokens to help encourage people and businesses to think differently about their environmental and social impact. The basic problem is that countries focus on growing GDP (making more stuff) and companies have to sell that stuff, turning us all into good consumers. Meanwhile people compare mainly on prices which hide the real impact of their choices. We want to change all that thinking!

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Consultant in Public Health, Public Health England South West

Taunton, England, United Kingdom

Lohmar, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Author, conductor, policy maker

Toulouse, Occitanie, France

🇫🇷 Coach de transitions certifié, facilitateur en stratégies régénératives et facilitateur visuel, fondateur @ les grands espaces Je cherche une convergence entre les grands enjeux du monde (en particulier le changement climatique et la biodiversité), mon passé en entreprise, ma passion pour la photographie, les visuels et la musique, mon appel à protéger le vivant, mon sens de l’émerveillement. 🇬🇧 Certified transition coach, regenerative facilitator and strategist, visual practionner, founder @ les grands espaces I'm searching for a convergence zone between major worlds Stakes, my experience in business, my passion for photography, visuals, music, my call to preserve living my sense of wonder.

Mililani Town, Hawaii, United States of America

I have a passion for applying systems dynamics and sustainable urban development. A student and hopeful practitioner of environmental policy at the state and local level.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Sustainable energy advocate

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Alonso is fond of mathematical modelling, AI, software development, languages and music. Two things Alonso enjoys: addressing any problem that orbits around sustainability and programming. The latter he mostly does in python or R but he is a versatile person who comfortably treks across uncharted territories. As a physicist, his research focused on molecules interacting with light. One possible application thereof lies in medicine (photodynamical therapy) but the very same topic also led him to building mathematical models of primary processes of photosynthesis - which plays a potential role as a source of renewable energy. He holds a Masters degree in Physics from the Humboldt University Berlin and a PhD degree in Biophysics from the VU Amsterdam. He currently works as a Data Scientist at the City Council in Amsterdam.

Brazil

I am an ex-lawyer, currently working at SYSTEMIQ implementing nature-based solutions. I want to learn more about how to create products and services that reflect our commitment to climate change and social justice. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories.

Berlim, Berlin, Alemanha

I am Felipe Fonseca, a Brazilian activist and free/open advocate turned researcher, working on the OpenDoTT project and living currently in Berlin, Germany. In the last fifteen years I was a co-founder and leader of a number of community and networking initiatives dedicated to critical thinking (and making) in the crossroads between culture, science, technology and society. Some examples are Tropixel, MetaReciclagem, CulturaDigital.BR, Bricolabs, Rede//Labs, Lixo Eletrônico, Ciência Aberta Ubatuba, UbaLab. I was the user community manager of the Subutai Platform. I have an MA in Science Diffusion from Labjor at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, acquired with a dissertation about networked experimental labs.

Chania, Κρήτη, Greece

Assistant Project Manager at Technical University of Crete -Master's degree in Banking and in Operational research and decision making, Bachelor in Financial Department of Management- (Technological Institute of Western Macedonia -Kozani -Greece) 

Otley, West Yorkshire

I am a volunteer with Otley 2030, a group set up to work with our community to build a climate friendly and socially just town

New York, United States of America

Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

My wife and I have been hosting people in collaborative environments for the purposes of social change for over a decade. My purpose is to convene and connect nonprofit leaders, for-profit social entrepreneurs, grant-makers, impact investors and all other agents of positive change, thereby building the ecosystem for the social sector and creating greater opportunities for international social and economic justice.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

I work in project finance in renewables with Virgin Money, lending to a wide range of renewable projects from hydro, solar, onshore wind, AD, GSHPs, biomass etc. I have previous experience working hands on with two renewable businesses (one energy software business, one company involved in solar mini grid installation in Southern Africa). I am a Big 4 chartered accountant and Manchester University MBA and I have also gained VC experience with IP Group, a FTSE 250 tech investor. I am really interested in this community, the concept of doughnut economics and am happy to get involved with conversations and projects for enacting the theories.

Helsinki, Etelä-Suomi, Finlandia

Hi! I am a design thinker creating sustainability strategies for companies, organizations, and governments. I use systems thinking, participatory methods, transition theory, and a human-planet-centric approach. I am a Mexican based in Helsinki and I work as a freelance consultant.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

I recently graduated college at the University of Texas at Austin. I am now living in Nashville, TN and working as a middle school teacher.

Hampton East, Victoria, Australia

I'm a sustainability consultant based in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from Scotland, I have worked in climate, energy and sustainability for most of the last decade and in social justice campaigns and policy for about 6 years before that. I live with my partner and our ridiculously cute puppy Remy and when I'm not advising governments and companies on sustainability, I love drawing and painting, swimming in the sea and growing veggies in our stubbornly sandy back garden.

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Recently quit my day job to focus on environmental campaigning and now run my local Greenpeace group.

Bern , Switzerland

Facilitating collaborations in local communities and orgs for regenerative futures

Mallow, Munster, Ireland

PhD student, working on the Re-Wind project which looks for repurposing solutions for wind turbine blades. I'm interested in Life Cycle Assessment and business models that are focused on repurposing of discarded items, from used baby goods to construction waste.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

Associate Professor and Chair of Economics Calvin University My teaching and scholarship are focused on doughnut economics. My life's mission is to help shift the paradigm.