Meet the DEAL Community

London

Consultant at UNEP FI, based in London. Masters graduate of IE Business School and Yale School of Management.  Interested in how to integrate  into our future societal planning to enable a prosperous society, considering how influence the future of   and . 

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

I am a member of Imagine Lethbridge.  We are a grass-roots group endeavouring to bring Doughnut Economics to our city.  Our aim is to integrate the 7 Principles of Doughnut Economics and the Doughnut Economic framework into our Municipal Development Plan which will connect all organizations, groups and citizens who value cooperation and collaboration.  We will create a "just and healthy future for all people and for the planet." 

Mexico City

From consumerism mercenary to change catalyst. After a decade building marketing strategies that maximized profits, I had an uncomfortable but necessary revelation: my skills were serving the wrong system. My transformation began when I saw myself for what I really was: a "consumerism mercenary." But I also discovered something powerful; the same tools I used to drive consumption could become amplifiers of systemic solutions. Why this transition mattersMillions of professionals are experiencing the same "awakening" I went through. We need bridges between the commercial world and social sector—translators who help scale innovations that truly matter. My north star: That my work generates community autonomy, not product dependency. What I bring to the social innovation ecosystem• Applied systems thinking: Translating complex ideas into narratives that mobilize communities  • Regenerative strategic sommunication: 12+ years helping organizations articulate their transformative purpose •  Collaborative leadership: Developing team autonomy, not hierarchical dependency   • Transition facilitation: Expert at navigating undefined spaces and innovating without clear roadmaps.  Does this transition resonate with you? Would you lead social innovation projects together?  📧 Let's connect: t.link/rodrigoponton [Communication + Strategy + Systems thinking]

Newark-on-Trent

Founder and owner of Refill shop in Newark, interested in social movement theory and working practically with others to build a new, circular economy 

Bremen, Germany

A systems-thinker and facilitator specialised in strategy and organisational design - I work at the intersection of social justice, health and societal change, cultivating dialogue as a means for systems change.  The doughnut is a brilliant tool to help place positive impact on people and planet at the heart of any organisational design. I am here to learn from others and to share ideas how we can turn the theory into action. 

Clermont-Ferrand, France

The doughnut economy is a source of inspiration for my teaching! I hope this community helps me to answer the questions I'm constantly asking myself: How can we train managers who are more embodied and more concerned with ethics? How can we make future managers aware that it is possible to move away from individualism and competition towards the collective interest in the business world?

Oxfordshire, UK

I am a Senior Faculty of the Presencing Institute and Co-Founder of Ubuntu.Lab Institute. My work focus is helping leaders in business, government and civil society transform the systems they lead to become more regenerative. I also serve as Visiting Fellow at Oxford Said Business School and Senior Adviser for the Africa-Oxford Program.  What brings me to the DEAL twofold: to learn about tools and processes for leading regenerative processes and to contribute to the DEAL body of knowledge through prototyping how change happens.

Mexico City

Specialist in prospective planning and novelist.

Gijón, Asturias

Esther is a freelance non-formal education trainer and facilitator specializing in environmental issues, sustainability, and connection with nature. Founding manager of the NGO "Asociación Biodiversa", which focuses on creating environmental education and awareness-raising experiences for young people and adults since 2011. Her background is in Environmental Sciences. Esther manages international projects for Biodiversa, based in Asturias, Spain, and occasionally travels abroad to deliver training.

Copenhagen,, Denmark

Comms professional working in the humanitarian sector; passionate about children’s rights and positive systemic change.

Seoul, Republic of Korea

- CEO of SpaceCloud - Chairman of Colorful City Foundatio  

Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland

Im Davie a community catalyst and facilitator based in rural Ireland and for over 20 years have been facilitating groups on topics of and community resilience. From the outset I have emphasised whole systems thinking, cooperation between different sectors and the interconnectedness of the economy, society and the environment.

 In 1998 I was a founding member of FEASTA: the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability and have been a long time fan of the Doughnut model. Active in the WEAll Hub in Ireland and very happy to join the DEAL Community  

Winchester, UK

Inclusivity is my why. I'm a huge fan of modern monetary theory, behavioural nudges, and not surprisingly, when I heard about this community, I really wanted to join you and see how we can improve the world for everyone.

Lancing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

I work on helping grow the field of place-sourced regenerative practitioners through regenerative learning journeys for place-based organisations. I am interested in nurturing a bioregion here in Sussex where there is already so much potential seeding across the ecological, cultural and economic landscape.  I have read donut economics and loved it - but I have not had much experience of putting the theory into action so I have joined here to learn and share ideas.

Sydney Australia

Matthew is an Associate Environmental Engineer with Australia based engineering and advisory company, Aurecon.  His project wok focusses on assessment and remediation of environmental contamination from anthropogenic chemicals. He has worked on three continents and on a wide range of multi-disciplinary engineering and advisory projects. He has recently taken an interest in alternate economic models to further regnerative design and circular economic design principles. 

Oxfordshire

I work on sustainable innovation, focusing on resource use, including industrial symbiosis, circular economy and waste utilisation. Since 2018, I have been working with farmers, landowners, consortiums, SMEs and crop-to-product companies to explore regenerative agri-food systems, and development of biochemicals, biomaterials and other natural products to displace petrochemical and synthetic resources. With the discovery of the core original rewilding principles of letting nature take the lead and living in harmony with the planet, along with concepts from Donella Meadows and others on systems thinking and ecological economics, the revelation of doughnut economics gives a further practical framework to help communicate and explore solutions with organisations, regions and individuals. I am part of the core team of the Oxfordshire Doughnut Economics group and am working with the development of sustainable agri-food systems, including as partner on the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3) project.

Frankfurt am Main Germany

Hey  I’m a professional baker since 2010. I also deliver workshops on a baking technique called Baker’s Meditation. I am dreaming of starting up a bakery that will apply values of cooperation and will be able to thrive as one. I’m hoping to be able to connect with relevant people, join a community and find inspiration and information that will allow the project a be realised.

Shanghai

I have been working in B2B materials for over eight years and been a key driver of promoting sustainable materials and techniches in fashion industry in Great China. In 2021, I accomplished cohort of sustainable value chain in University of Cambridge (CISL）. By working with sustainability communities and platforms, I will be consulting companies to build capacity in mindset of circularity, sustainable leadership and ESG in management. 

New York, NY, USA

Curt Lyon is the Executive Director of Transform Finance, an organization that advocates for and supports investments that create a more just distribution of wealth and power in the economy. Curt came to Transform Finance in 2017 after immersing himself in the Solidarity Economy movement in Boston and seeing the transformative power of grassroots engagement with finance and the necessity to shift ownership away from extractive models. At Transform Finance, he has participated in major initiatives to drive narratives and knowledge around emerging trends in power shifting, such as Participatory Investment and Alternative Ownership Enterprises. He is co-author of several reports, including most recently Alternative Ownership Enterprises: an Introduction for Mission-Oriented Investors. He considers himself an active learner of investment structures that redistribute wealth and power, as well as movement strategies that build a more equitable economy. Curt lives in Queens, New York City. 

China quanzong

UNITAR Shanghai ESG consultant, an experienced SDG and sustainable economy practitioner. My purpose is to provide the world a better solution to face challenges and be able to continue to prosper.

Lima, Peru

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal is the global leader of Climate & Energy at WWF and interim chair of the IUCN Climate Crisis Commission. He has more than 35 years of experience in environmental law and policy. He served as Minister of the Environment of Peru (2011 to 2016) and President of the Twentieth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP20 in 2014.    Pulgar-Vidal was the Executive Director of the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law, an influential institution in Latin America. He has a law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he is a professor, and has completed studies for a master’s degree in Business Law at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. He is a board member of Forest Trends, Amazon Conservation Association, Peruvian Society of Environmental Law, CARE-Peru and the Science Based Targets initiative and a member of the Assembly of the World Wide Fund for Nature - Colombia. 

Reading, England, United Kingdom

I'm just a general person who I've never got the hang of traditional economics as it seemed to miss out so many bits of our world.  

Shanghai, China

Sunny Lee is based in Shanghai and provides consulting services for companies in green transformation toward circular economy that meets Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 12. She also gives lectures of sustainable business model design in Chinese universities. With more than 20 years of working experience in multinational companies for digitalization or low-carbon emission operation, she is skillful at using information technology to enhance green productivity or redefine business model to achieve triple bottom line. She used to work as a digital transformation consultant in Deloitte & Touché Taiwan. She holds a dual degree in MBA and MIS and also several certifications in sustainability development, like B Corp Consultant (B Corp China), Corporate Sustainability Professional (TAISE, Taiwan), Green Productivity Expert (Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo)

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Part of the team for Ipoh Donut Economy- Ipoh Smart City under IDR.