Meet the DEAL Community

Iver, England, United Kingdom

Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hi. I'm a teacher in Edinburgh. Also working on a MSc Learning for Sustainability. I love the outdoors, nature and livable cities.

Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

With my degree in Economic Geography and Urban and Regional Planning, I contributed to change with GIZ and UN-Habitat in urban areas in Africa, the Pacific, the Caribbean and Arab States. Since January I have the privilege to contribute to the further development of my home region, working on adequate housing and inclusive neighborhoods in Leipzig. Urbanism is my passion. I love listening to a wide range of urban dwellers; transforming scattered information into projects; identifying strategies to lower urban poverty; finding new and creative ways to rebuild cities; matching ideas and money sources; bringing people together aiming for just development; observing political processes and power struggles ........... and always staying curious.

Dingle, Munster, Ireland

Looking for ideas, guidance, innovation and disruptive thinkers.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Just an every day (senior) citizen with a burning interest in environmental issues and social justice.

Mt. Vernon, Washington

Retired Seattle Public Schools teachers who has worked on many innovative education projects over the years.

Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands

I am a passionate young student who was fascinated by reading doughnut economics. Studying business and finance whilst burning for economics, I am convinced that the rethinking executed by DEAL ignites the spark that can make the world a better place.

India

Delgany Wood, The Municipal District of Greystones, Leinster, Ireland

A keen environmentalist living in Delgany, Wicklow. I am an enthusiast for nature based solutions to the planetary crises and an optimistic realist about our shared future. Once studied economics but evidently the wrong kind.. Involved in local and international action groups; Wicklow One Future, Stop Climate Chaos, Friends of the Earth.

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Hi! I am a Philadelphia native and Chicago transplant (by way of Toronto). I work in corporate sustainability and am interested in finding ways of both staying within our planetary boundaries and protecting our most vulnerable populations, particularly in cities.

Greenbank, Washington, United States of America

I am working with New Economy Washington (NEW). This statewide effort is centered on the Just Transition framework to reimagine a new economy that works better for people and planet .

Killarney, Munster, Ireland

I am a professional coach with a deep interest in breaking down the barriers that are preventing us from building a sustainable future for humans and other species on this planet.

Whittier, Alaska, United States of America

Currently a Firefighter with Ferrovial Services North America (20 years). Formerly a Pollution Investigator and Weather Forecaster with the US Coast Guard (11 years) prior to that a bit of everything: thrift store manager, welder, sand blaster, landscaper, technical screen printer and shipping & receiving at a textile mill.

Colonia Valdense, Colonia, Uruguay

I’m an Environmental Sociologist who studied at Washington State University, the department that founded the subdiscipline. In my book I explore subsistence food production as a potentially revolutionary act. I am interested in and passionate about the myriad creative ways in which people are forming new social worlds in resistance to the failures of late capitalism and resultant climate disasters. I am a qualitative researcher so I tend to focus on the informal spaces of innovation. I got my MA and PhD in sociology at WSU, and my BA in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago. Before my current life I was once an itinerant overland international traveler, Chicago Tribune travel writer, and a long-haul, 18-wheel-driving trucker. I am now a mom to three beautiful girls, roommate to one husband (ha) and custodian to 2 cats 2 dogs 2 cows and 5 chickens.

London Borough of Lewisham, England, United Kingdom

I am an architect and Project Lead for Placemaking at Great Ormond Street Hospital. I am passionate about cities and the spaces in between buildings, especially in relation to children and older people. I aim to improve our urban environments allowing them to become healthier, more sustainable introducing greener solutions, and child-friendly.

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

I am an A Level Economics teacher who is very interested in doughnut economics. Too much of what the textbooks teach relies on outdated concepts which focus on markets and GDP growth. The models often ignore the natural environment, the human mind and society. Doughnut economics, offers a fresh and achievable alternative.

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

I’m a film producer, actor, writer, stand up comic, and musician who wants to make a difference in my world. Also, who doesn’t like a good doughnut?

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

I am striving to promote direct markets for the farmers. In order to facilitate the end-user , I believe it is important to connect the producer with the market itself. We are into regenerative agriculture and have recently started circularity initiatives in the wearable fashion and agronomical regimes.

FHNW, Basel (Switzerland)

I am a practitioner and an academic in the field of sustainable business. I completed my study in forest and environmental sciences at the University of Freiburg (Germany) and at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway) and attained a doctoral degree on the influence of informal networks on the learning capabilities of organizations. My professional interests lie in the interaction of hard and soft systems thinking, especially in the areas of organizational learning and nascent entrepreneurship for “more sustainability” in an increasingly "digital" world.

Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

CEO Net Impact - 160,000 NexGen member organization with mission to inspire, equip and activate emerging leaders to foment a just and sustainable world. CEO of GOOD Institute, Social/Environmental Think Tank. Educator - Fellow, Fordham Gabelli School of Business. Impact Investing, Fordham Social Innovation Collaboratory. Investor - Principal, Lupoff/Stevens Family Office - 100% Impact Investing commitment.

Driminidy North, West Cork, Munster, Ireland

My name in Tim and I’m interested in finding a better way of living, for my family, my friends and the world.

Santa Barbara

I'm Founder and CEO of Hourbooks.com - the culmination of decades of commitment to systems change, first when I 'went back to the land' in the 70's, then creating a Green Village, and working on community currency and sustainable design. I finally got it: without an educated community, systems will not change! Hence: Hourbooks.com

Stavanger, Norway

I build brands through humanizing workplaces and making business personal. I believe that we grow thriving communities and societies when people are happy and engaged at work.