Meet the DEAL Community

2321 West 54th Street, Los Angeles, California 90043, United States

ICT ERP digital divide for California

Totnes, England, United Kingdom

I'm a Moroccan-German environmental engineer who worked 18 years in different countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America on climate change, disaster risk management, humanitarian response putting ecosystems and human rights at the core. I'm fascinated by multi-level governance and spent a lot of time linking actors and processes in cities with regional, national and global ones. I studied regenerative economics at Schumacher college and am currently a doctoral student, a visiting lecturer, a consultant and a doula :)

Maastricht, Limburg, Paesi Bassi

Hi there, I'm Samuel, 24 years old and originally from Austria. I've completed several internships in Austria, Italy and the Netherlands, and am now looking to be part of initiatives based on the Doughnut. Initially, I studied International Business in English and Italian but became more and more critical of the theories spread at my University. Hence, I specialised on Public Governance and Nonprofit Management. Currently, I'm doing a master on European Studies on Science, Society and Technology, which I will finish this summer. I plan doing my thesis on DEAL and how the Doughnut gets implemented in Amsterdam. In my freetime I love taking pictures, hiking and walking my dog.

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Living in the uk I have earned my living working for the NHS, local government and freelance consultancy. People and communities are at the heart of my work whether that be improving places and their environment or working in the health field. I have always been concerned about our impact on our planet and how unsustainable our current way of life really is. But also, over the years, I have been heartened by seeing that we can act to improve matters.

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Urban Planner, Policy Analyst, Changemaker

Israel

I'm the Director of the Center for Sustainability Studies at The Heschel Center for Sustainability, Israel

San Cristóbal, Chiapas, México

Hi, Im Chepe, a funny and especial human being. I'm an urban farmer, work with Regenerative Agriculture, Permaculture practitioner and salsa dancer. I love working with people and nature :)

Austin, Texas, United States of America

i appreciate thoughtful, sustainable, and apolitical approaches and solutions to the the earth's problems

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Currently a student at Gaia Education (GEDS online course), interested in all things regenerative. My background is media design, but I am a poet and writer now.

Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Currently works with developing sustainability strategies and takes a MBA with focus on Circular Economy. Entrepreneurial background driven by concern for environment and society.

I've worked in capital markets for over 25 years and founded Sustainix in 2016 focusing on sustainable investment advisory services to financial institutions. For most of my career I have struggled to accept the incumbent economic model, but my pea brain couldn't conceptualise workable alternatives. Thankfully way more intelligent people than me have! I hope I can help in some small way to augment their thinking with necessary action through my work in financial markets.

El Cerrito, California, United States of America

I’m a communications professional (former PBS documentary filmmaker), former ED of Fossil Free California, longtime climate solutions advocate passionate about economics, equity and policy. I'm endorsed by the Progressive Talent Pipeline and a member of the Emerge California Class of 2021.

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

As a baker and observer of declin of my planet, I know it's time to change. And more, it's time to act.

London Borough of Lambeth, England, United Kingdom

Hi, my name is Marcus and I'm here to further my interest in Doughnut Economics and collaborate on some projects. The company I run, Loqiva, has developed digital town hub software to address local challenges around information sharing, data ownership, place intelligence and local economic growth.

Belgrade, Централна Србија, Serbia

I am a real utopist, activist and researcher. I work as an interdisciplinary researcher at Institute of economic sciences in Belgrade, and also at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, where I did my PhD. My educational base is Economy. In my research, I use triangle framework involving theories from political economy, political ecology and cultural (critical) studies. I also merge decolonial studies, anthropology approaches sociological regard to innovate the methodological approaches with the aim to better understand the phenomenon(s). Theories of development, Degrowth, Doughnut economics, eco-socialism, Theories of Commons etc.

Shropshire, England, UK

A founder of Telford Friends of the Earth (30 years ago), who was inspired only by the environmental bit of economics, as it explained so much of what I saw as wrong in the world. I have worked mostly with marginal communities, in the middle of the doughnut, and I now work with rural microbusinesses in the UK and teach at a land-based university. 

Engagement and Content Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance.

Newbridge, Leinster, Ireland

Networker

Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

I've worked in strategy and M&A for companies and governments across different industries. Am a writer and poet, interested in improving the theory and mechanisms that underlie human groups.

Québec, Canada

Involved in local Transition initiatives

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

I currently work in UK central government in a small multidisciplinary team called Policy Lab. I'm testing ways to bring Doughnut Economics (and the like) into our work. As part of this I've setup and run the monthly x-govt Climate Show and Tells to socialise the good stuff that's happening and help encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing. However, I think local government is where the future is really going to happen so hoping to make that my next move.

Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

I am in the field of leadership development which provides the opportunity to bring awareness and the possibility for positive change.

Helsinki, Etelä-Suomi, Finland

Bachelor of Economics, currently studying MA in Design- Creative Sustainability at Aalto University. Co-founder of Rethinking Economics in Finland.

I have a diverse background ranging from molecular biology to national security to AI/Digital Automation to Biomimicry. My focus is generally around strategy, business models, and innovation. I have a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology, an MS in Biomimicry. As well as Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, PMP, and AZ-900 certificates. I will be getting my Biomimicry Professional certification in 2021. The easy answer to how I came here would the the Doughnut Economics book, right? The longer answer would be I came here through my passion for biomimicry and innovation. Once I learned more about circularity, and Kate Raworth's work in particular, I was immediately drawn to the new way of looking at not just economics, but also how companies and governments can take action. Specifically, I find the approach of asking why very appealing. Why does an economy exist? What is it for? We create economies, why not create them to optimize flourishing all around.