Meet the DEAL Community

Barcelona / Andalucía (Spain)

A rather small Spaniard truly believing in the myriad possibilities for meaningful transformation hidden behind the current (for some, apocalyptic) times, if only we do the right thing. Mechanical engineer with a strong vocation for social/humanistic fields turned a Systems Thinker, I am currently looking at ways to combine a bunch of disciplines (Systems Thinking, Systems Innovation, Complexity, Circular Economy, Biomimicry, Engineering, etc.) towards the creation of renewed systems at the service and for the creation of thriving communities.

Cairo, محافظة القاهرة, Egypt

Business Humanist cultivating Life at Work

Berlin, Deutschland

With a backgorund in anthropology, work in social enterprise and leadership education I am exploring what we must un-unlearn and which new stories we need to write and enact in order to live in harmony with each other and the earth. As a community weaver and facilitator I am hosting a peer to peer learning journey exploring the question: How can we live in reciprocity with the wider web of life?

Silvan, Victoria, Australia

Supply chain consultant turned regenerative business writer

Berlin, Germany

Software developer, dad, changing the mobility industry at door2door.io

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

I am the founder of Reconsidered, a boutique consultancy that helps companies and organizations build impactful social impact strategies, communications and community around their work. We also create resources for social impact practitioners, including our industry-recognized newsletter (https://www.reconsidered.co/sign-up), jobs board (https://jobs.reconsidered.co/) and private LinkedIn community (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13847179/).

Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand

As a regenerative community development worker in Mangere NZ for 30 years I am weaving ME Family Services as an integrated response to empower our families to engage and build community.

My work focuses on research, policy & innovations with the potential to equitably transform the future of health in emerging cities. Through my research at the University of Cambridge, I identify interventions and leverage points for promoting healthy development in Africa and the Caribbean. In an advisory role as the Principal of ERIM Consulting, I work with international organizations, the private sector and policymakers to design solutions to health challenges. Finally through my non-profit work at Engage Africa Foundation, I lead citizen driven engagement on putting health at the centre of development in order to prevent the rise of non-communicable diseases.

Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland

Environmental scientist

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

After having worked for 30 years in and for large and medium-sized companies, both in management and in consultancy, it is time to apply my knowledge and skills for donut economics. I am an experienced marketer, lean six sigma blackbelt, systemic change expert and manager. I have a clear vision of the ingredients needed to get groups 'on' for a different way of thinking and behaviour. and how to embed this into new routines. I was surprised when I discovered that the approach we adopt in our agency is almost 1:1 to the donut economics mindsets. That is why I am changing my own compass and am going to use it for companies and institutions and the city of Rotterdam.

Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Doutor em Economia pela UFMG, professor da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)

Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada

I work to develop a positive vision of a sustainable future, and to translate that vision into action. Founder of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, President of the Yellow Point Ecological Society, and co-founder/coordinator of the West Coast Climate Action Network. Author or co-author of ten books, including The Climate Challenge: 101 Solutions to Global Warming and Journey to the Future: A Better World is Possible. Currently completing The Economics of Kindness: A Ten-Year Transition to a Green Cooperative Economy.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

A Sustainability Engineer with a background in Architecture and Environmental Design. I spend my time trying to connect societal dots between environmental, economic, and social aspects to make a bigger difference in my line of work. As a Sustainability Engineer I advise clients on the strategies to achieve social and environmental sustainability on their projects,.

San Francisco, California, United States of America

For the last 20 years, I’ve built companies and communities in the SF Bay Area, bringing people together to discuss economics, art, technology, religion, politics and philosophy. In 2012, we started www.goodpeopledinners.com, a community that fosters substantive conversations on a wide range of topics, usually over food and drink. Our events bring together professional chefs and speakers from many backgrounds and disciplines. Thus far we’ve produced nearly 250 gatherings and counting. My first book manuscript, focused on Incentive System Design is currently under revision. ISD is thinking differently and comprehensively about how we shape our own and one anothers’ behaviors and designing systems that guide those behaviors in desired directions, particularly our choices as participants in an economy.  ISD seeks to propagate greater human equality, restrained production and consumption, regeneration and equilibrium in natural systems at scale. www.ramanfrey.com

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

That nerd!

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Working in low carbon energy sector, I love the doughnut!

Riom, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

49 years old, European and world citizen. Big interest for economy, world development .... but my initial background is physics! Looking forward to participate to this new community.

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

I am passionate about creating a community where all members can participate to their fullest capacity. I am really intrigued by the opportunities to improve social equity through the Doughnut model. I have a background that spans finance, entrepreneurship, healthcare, and engineering.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Hello I am Melissa a systems designer living in Pittsburgh and the Bay Area USA. I set up collaborative creative teams to tackle problems and create action plans. We would love to work with you to make your action plan a reality. My personal focus is on innovations in affordable housing www.roomforgood.com

Verneuil-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Elizabeth Soubelet, co-founder of Ma Bonne Etoile (www.squiz.co) and Board Member of B Lab France I'm originally from Austin, Texas. A trained midwife and mother of 5 children, I took a turning point in my life in 2014 when I decided to launch an entrepreneurial impact project with my life partner, Nicolas. Together, we created Ma Bonne Etoile with the goal of raising awareness and helping as many people as possible take concrete steps towards a waste-free AND fair future. Our first product, Squiz reusable food pouches, was a great success with French families looking for alternatives to the "single-use lifestyle". Ma Bonne Etoile was one of the first companies in France to be certified B Corp in 2015 and I am an elected member of the board of directors of the association that supports this movement locally, B Lab France.

Galway, Connacht, Ireland

I am a Disruption Management consultant and work part-time as the Economics, Law and Politics lead in pivotprojects.org a voluntary environmentalist think-tank building an AI platform to help policy makers #buildbackbetter

Delgany, Leinster, Ireland

Community Changemaker & Citizen Science Volunteer

Geneva, Genève, Switzerland

Launching and scaling field changing social impact projects for a few years. Motivated by regenerative models and their application in governance on one side and in empowering the new ecosystems of regenerative ventures on the other.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

I’m an independent sustainability consultant with an MSc Food Policy and a BSc Nutrition. I work with food-led businesses and organisations wanting to improve their sustainability credentials, from food sourcing to social responsibility and environmental impact. As a consultant I aim to bring clarity to complexity, inspire change and challenge the status quo.