Meet the DEAL Community

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Curating contemporary art since 1992 https://iliyananedkova.wordpress.com/

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

I'm passionate about economic justice, sustainable development, and bringing everyone inside the doughnut. I've worked in Big Tech and Gaming before transitioning to the Civic Tech sector. As a founding member of the Seattle Donut Economics Coalition I am working with my community to bring the Donut to Washington State so we can create a regenerative future together.

Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand

Accounting for degrowth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

A career ranging across the corporate sector, government and not-for-profit organisations and the personal fortune of exploring the planet along the way has led me to my natural home in environmental sustainability. I am heavily involved in the development of circular economy models for packaging and resource recovery, and the Doughnut Economics approach offers a new lens through which to examine the benefits of the circular economy.

Crystal Waters Ecovillage, Queensland, Australia

Permaculture education is my passion. I am the founding Director of the Permaculture Education Institute (permacultureeducationinstitute.org) and online Permaculture Educators Program teaching permaculture teachers on 6 continents. I am a global Permaculture & Global Ecovillage Network Ambassador. I love mentoring a global permayouth network led by my 14yo daughter (permayouth.org) & host the Capra Youth (youth studying systems thinking with Fritjof Capra). I host the Sense-making in the World Podcast (sense-making.buzzsprout.com), make permaculture films, have a youtube Channel & curate a blog called Our Permaculture Life (https://ourpermaculturelifecom). Through my registered permaculture charity, Ethos Foundation (ethosfoundation.org.au) I support free permaculture education in refugee settlements & the establishment of refugee permayouth clubs that connect with youth around the world. I’m also a certified Warm Data host with Nora Bateson, have taught in 22 countries, lectured in Fo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

A passionate program manager with experience working with creative design teams. I see large multifaceted challenges as opportunities to design new systems, collaborations, and experiences. I cultivate strategic partnerships and building more compassionate, collaborative, cross-functional teams to solve messy problems.

New York, United States of America

Human-centered design methodologist, with a degree in Visual Communications from the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India, and a Masters in Design Management from Pratt Institute NY. Solving for circularity.

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

My name is Vid, which means “vision” in my native tongue of Serbo-Croation. Ironically enough, I have terrible eyesight. I do believe, however, this name stems from another vision—a vision for a better world. I'm currently a Venture Selection analyst at Unreasonable Group and source unreasonable ventures that bending the future of humanity in the right direction. I get my energy by supporting and scaling the impact of social entrepreneurs. Outside of helping others make a lasting impact on this world, I ground myself through movement, creativity, and pursuing my intellectual curiosity. You'll see me training for triathlons, hammocking to a good book, telling stories through my camera, and writing my musings in Notion.

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Trusted advisor in transformation strategies for companies and organisations. Lead of Advisory and Digital transformation dpt

Naas, Leinster, Ireland

I am a Chemical and Process Engineer currently working in the beverage industry. I am interested to learn about how the Doughnut model can be implemented, and to hopefully spot areas where engineering and technical research can be of assistance.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Social Value Strategist in city planning and real estate promoting a value-led, outcome-oriented approach to drive system change. My aim is to help create the built environment that supports our sustainability goals with a particular focus on social aspects such as wellbeing, equity and cohesion.

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España

With international operational experience in the industry and the finance sectors, Olivier offers Governance and Investment advisory services for family business owners, corporate executives and entrepreneurs, with a focus on #sustainable and #impact investment solutions. Broad technical skills in the area of:  - Family governance (Certification in Family Wealth Advisory by FFI - the Family Firm Institute)  - Financial advisory services (wealth management strategy, tax planning), Certified Financial Advisor  - Impact investments (asset management with a focus on ESG solutions, private equity investments, real estate club deals).  Graduated Grenoble Ecole de Management and Master in Wealth and Real Estate Management (IMPI) Bordeaux. 

Mexico City, Estado de México, Mexico

I am a college student and social entrepreneur. During my first social enterprise I got introduced to the Doughnut Economy, inspiring me to start working on my second startup, this time completely focused on bringing the ideas found on the Doughnut Economy to life.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Joshua is a digital thinker, social entrepreneur and marketer – interested in start-ups, sustainability, technology, brands, stories, people and data. He has a Bachelor of Arts from UCT with majors in History and Environmental & Geographic Science. Josh has worked across a broad range of industries and companies. Developing skills in brand strategy, digital marketing, data analytics, social media management, PR, and copy writing. Through working across different sectors Josh has also developed an integrated understand of business needs in a growing digital world.

Utrecht, Nederlands

I am an Engineer working in policy implementation in social inclusion and environmental affairs, for public and private sector in emerging markets. My aim is to reduce the sustainability gap specially in local governmental and private institutions providing tools and policy development to be included into their planning and budgets to become a resilient community.

El Sobrante, California, United States of America

Mother and local government staff with a decade of sustainability/green/climate oriented work in the Bay Area, California. I've worked on climate action plans in that duration, and recently shifted to exploring more whole regenerative practices.

Mexiko-Stadt, Estado de México, Mexiko

Hi! I work as a sustainability consultant and am passionate about sustainable business-models. I would describe myself as pratical, positive, realistic.

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

I'm a doughnut activist. I've been working in the co-design and co-creation of regenerative projects, integrating interdependent housing, education, tourism, culture, entrepreneurship, ecosystems and communication projects, among others in Colombia. I'm also co-founder of Low Carbon city a citizen-led organization working to educate, connect and build collective solutions o tackle climate change world wide.

Chatham, England, United Kingdom

Hi. I'm a commissioner for a local council as well as a mother of two (and a puppy) and long time ago world traveller. I see myself as a citizen of the world and care about how we manage it.

Dix Hills, New York, United States of America

I provide programs for: • Education for wisdom and wellbeing   https://wisocracy.world/ • Peace and the environment   https://mutuallyassuredsurvival.world/ • Personal, relationship and social-global development   https://wisocracy.world/development-programs

Milano, Lombardia, Italia

Dr. Paola Fiore, Forward-Thinking Sustainability Pioneer, CSR Specialist & Coach Environmental & Climate Change Expert, UN TeachSDGs Educator & Ambassador Founder & Director ETICAMBIENTE® www.eticambiente.com, www.paolafiore.com National Coordinator Italy, The Climate Reality Project, Climate Policy Task Force, The Climate Reality Project Europe, Mentor Lead Climate Reality Leadership Corps

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Formed humanly and professionally in Pubs in Central London where I ‘climbed the ladder’ from Bar Staff to Deputy Manager and backed my bartending shifts with deep studies on Leadership and Social Interactions. I recently dashed the ‘ladder’ from the window, jumped on my old car and I am now travelling around the world by keeping a close contact with Mother Nature.

San Francisco, California, United States of America

Della is a Renegade Economist based in the San Francisco, Bay Area. She teaches workshops and retreats about alternative economics around the world, supports individuals working to better align their values with their work as a Right Livelihood Coach, and offers consulting to organizations, businesses, and local governments contributing to equitable and sustainable economic systems change. Della is also the host of the Upstream Podcast challenging traditional economic thinking through documentaries and interviews, a Senior Fellow of Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute in the London School of Economics, the Course Development Manager of Fritjof Capra’s Capra Course on the Systems View of Life, a Gross National Happiness Master Trainer, the Community Leader of Ingleside Community Power, a community-owned solar-power neighborhood cooperative, and a founding member of the Doughnut Economics California Coalition.

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Open-minded, natural, clever