Meet the DEAL Community

Miami, Florida, USA

I am an academic researcher with broad experience in clinical trials for development of devices, drugs, and biologics targeting indications in paralysis due to spinal cord disorder. This this high-throughput realm of neurotechnologies, and I'm juuust a bit concerned about our obligate contribution to the outside of the doughnut. But we're "saving people", right? And then helping them achieve a life well lived in the context of their altered abilities. That's the inside of the doughnut, isn't it? My situation is not special, but part and parcel modernity's double-bind, these perennial "multipolar traps" inherent to the worldview that most of us are forced to ingress simply in order to participate in the time and place we were born into. I do find my situation to be an opportunity, however, and thus strive to realize the role that disability will play in shaping our post-anthropic futures. 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

I'm a professor of religious studies working on the intersection of religion, politics, and economy in South Asia and the United States. Through my ethnographic and historical research, I have become increasingly invested in critical thinking around alternative economic models. 

Australia

Born in the UK, living in Australia. Working in the education sector.

England, UK

Founder and CEO of Advisor International, providing global sustainable energy insights to business leaders, investors, governments, academia, and other international and regional professional organisations. Expert in oil & gas exploration & production and Energy Transition. Passionate about energy transition to low carbon economy and how technology can help deliver innovation, sustainability, and decarbonization in oil and gas. I believe in implementing practical and positive solutions to drive progress for climate, the economy, and the benefit of all people.

Canterbury, UK

I am a physics teacher and passionate about giving school students agency and support to contribute to science research, to innovation for the planet in biodiversity and climate change and amplifying their voices for their well being and that of their planet    

Istanbul

Graduated from YTU Geomatics Engineering Dept. and have been working on free software/free data/free hardware powered business since 2003. His focus is on R&D projects for technology companies, innovation projects for NGO's and government agencies too. After having civil society and community experiences, he became one of the founding members of Yer Çizenler Mapping for Everyone Association in 2017. He is also the founder of GeoPerformans, a geospatial technology startup from Istanbul. He loves to talk about GNU/Linux, Drupal, PostGIS and OpenStreetMap.

Brazil

-Developing Doughnut Economics projects in Brasil in private, public and civil society sectors. -Long experience start-ups strategy & financing in private and PPP companies and associations . -Executed projects on systems thinking for learning organizations, community development,  urban and coast sustainable development land planning, circular economy entertainment and tourism business. -Field experience in Asia, Africa, Europe and L.America. -Economist, researcher, author and community activist.    

Rotterdam

I help NGO's, companies and government organisations to find people in their target market / region that have an intrinsic interest in topics like degrowth, circularity and net positive value chains, through their LinkedIn resumé's. People share 3 things in their resume's: - Where they work now and their role there - Where they used to work and the projects they are proud of - Their passions and hobbies. This makes it fairly easy to scan through markets and find people with an intrinsice motivation to treat the world better than we do now. It gives companies a search base of early adopters that can work together on projects, + a way to get in contact with them

Hamburg

Hello, my name is Gesa and I am working for the Doughnut Coalition Hamburg (DCHH). As a paid assistant, my work for DCHH includes coordinating and assisting with internal and external communications.

Paris

I am an M2 student working as extra-financial (SRI) analyst in an investment fund while writing a thesis on degrowth in the financial sector, for which I am using the Doughnut Economics model. Working on this subject has made me very aware of the limitations of our current economic paradigm, and I want to be able to contribute towards a post-growth society after graduating in September 2023.        

Burnaby BC

UK London

Mrs Bandele Jacqueline Mbu Tchicaya I am the the founder of my company East London Francophone Ltd that promote  the league Nzango Sport in the UK which is a franchise. I am also pastor of The Living Word Church Parole Vivante in the UK, Barking Essex. I am from the  Republique Democratique Of Congo.

Cambridgeshire, UK

Restless in the pursuit of reducing mankind's reliance on Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation, Heat & Transport. 

Sisters Oregon USA

Hello, I'm looking to connect with likeminded people to create a platform for PLANETARY PROFIT ECONOMY that paves the guidelines for an alternative to the EXTRACTIVE, CORPROFIT CAPITAL VS PLANETAR ECONOMY. If we do not go deep into the systemic roots of the economic culture that created the problems, we are dealing with the symptoms only that mask the real problem and feed the existing culture.  Happy?! Earth Day Let's call for a Planetary State of Emergency and skeletal survival economy that sustains us and All with no extras. Tourism, Cruise ships, vacations. Planetary means ALL living and other planetary inhabitants.  

Madrid

Product & Service Designer involves in digital ethics and facilitation to change the way of doing with the circular economy by design. 

Veracruz, Mexico

University Professor working on sustainable development and impact assesment, I collaborate with municipalities on urban sustainability issues. , #urban sustainability

Florence, Italy

I am a PhD candidate in Development Economics and Local Systems (DELoS) at the University of Florence with a strong interest in better understanding the complex nexus between economic, social, and environmental objectives of development processes. My research focuses in particular on the opportunities and challenges facing local and regional socio-economic systems in facilitating inclusive and prosperous green economic transitions.      

Gothenburg, Sweden

Hi DEAL Community! I am a designer working with how participatory and metadesign practice can be applied in opening pathways for the transitioning of systems towards preferable futures that operate within the doughnut.  My team at AFRY Experience Studios combines design futures and strategic foresight to explore scenarios that facilitate this transition. Our current focus is within impact financing that enable economics that are distributive and regenerative. We help clients create roadmaps to exnovate systems of degradation and innovate towards regenerative business practices.  

MIlan, Italy

I've worked in Italy for the last thirty years as a teacher-trainer, voice artist, and writing for an  English Language Magazine on Culture and Current Affairs in the English Speaking World.

France

Product strategist working at the intersection of business model design and climate tech

Bangi

My name is Khairul and I'm from Malaysia. I am an active advocate of "innovation literacy". By using innovation tools, the modern workforce and communities will be able to identify innovation opportunities - through problems that we face today; planetary boundaries included. I founded DT Leadership Sdn Bhd (www.dtleadership.my), a training & coaching firm focusing on innovation and leadership development as my advocacy platform. I help clients work on their innovation and leadership grand plan through training workshops, facilitation and coaching sessions. Doughnut Economics concept is something that I've been "ranting" about as a non-economist and laymen. But I don't know how to put them in words because I don't have to - since this book has done it really well. :)   

London

I'm a sustainability communications specialist and entrepreneur. Founder of the sustainability consultancy Petrichor Planet and creator of the impact-tech platform Pla:ngo.  Pla:ngo is designed to effectively connect corporations with NGOs and innovations for the SDGs aligned to business goals. I believe cross-sector partnerships are the way of the future and we must create more successful solutions for collaboration. I've joined the DEAL community to connect with like-minded people and find new ways of collaborating and ideating for solutions for the future.      

Gothenburg, Sweden

- BSc honours Environmental Science - Commercial professional in Telecoms - Strong interest, business, economics, politics and society. Technology for sustainability.

Sylhet, Bangladesh

Hello world! This is Ariful Hasan Shuvo, a fourth-year undergraduate student of Economics, based in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Addicted to story-telling and committed to change-making.