Meet the DEAL Community

Amsterdam

Master's student in Business Administration at the University of Amsterdam. Campus Team Leader at the UvA Green Office. Aspiring environmentalist and academic.

Dublin, Ireland

Adman, entrepreneur, creative, teacher, poet and lots of other bits of things. Mostly busy being curious and making an impact where I can.

Amsterdam

My main talent is designing transformative learning Experiences for complex social and environmental issues. In my rush to bring more justice to the world I co-founded three social innovation organsiations. All three organsiations are flourishing and empower children and young people through co-creation for climate & social justice. I was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship in 2016 & since recently am an LSX Fellow. From Ireland, and based in Amsterdam I work with educational and youth organisations locally and in the Global South. Currently my work is at Design-a-thon Works as Program Lead where we 'Empower Children to Design Better Futures'

Santo Tomas, El Salvador

Bilbao, Spain

A community manager passionate about leveraging the power of human connection and motivation to promote sustainable change

San Francisco bay area

Economist teaching mainly international economics incorporating sustainable development goals. 

Prague

I've worked in the realms of communication and programme management for higher education, corporates, startups, and local government. I love bridging perspectives and facilitating change through sharing stories and connecting people. I'm a huge nerd for urban mobility, my compost, and the magic of grassroot initiatives. 

Dhulikhel, Bagmati Province, Nepal

I am a researcher and development practitioner in sustainable, inclusive and resilient development of tourism destinations, engaging tourism enterprises and local communities.  I have been working in development, education and research for over 25 years. I lecture at universities in Asia and Europe since the mid-1990s.    I  was a sustainable tourism adviser for SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in several countries in the Himalaya and the Mekong, between 1996 and 2011. I also took on the role of knowledge network leader for SNV Asia, and led its tourism strategy and knowledge development, advisory product development and profiling. During those years, I coordinated the Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty partnership with the World Tourism Organisation and partnered with a range of research and development organizations in Asia.  In SNV, I strengthened capacities of tourism-related organisations in sustainable tourism value chain development, small and medium enterprise development, public private partnerships, multi-stakeholder collaboration, participatory tourism planning, and development impact measurement. Developing sustainable and meaningful destinations was always paramount, it is at the destination level where the tourism and hospitality industry impacts and engages with communities and surrounding landscapes. Possibilities of creating regenerative and distributive economies and achieving transformational change in tourism destinations triggered my interest in the DEAL community.   Putting theory in practice… at the moment, I am also owner of an organic farm with overnight stay in Nepal, and ECEAT project manager for SUSTOUR in Bhutan, a transforming tourism and hospitality industry project involving over 400 hotels, tour operators and local suppliers.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

a DEAL local community

#humanrights #gender #politics #internationalrelations #law #violenceagainstwomen #equality #publicpolicies

Cologne, Germany

The Doughnut is a very interesting concept. I'm looking to learn more, and connect with people who are already using the tools actively. Until 2021 I used to work in the company my father founded, making unusual lighting fixtures. Due to a change of shareholders after my father's passing away, the company was sold. I'm looking for new things to do, but not as caterpillar manufacturer anymore. I'm specially interested in supporting projects in product design, architecture, urban planning, bicycles, projects run by women, projects that make the cities more friendly and livable, projects that help everyone to stop overconsumption

Munich, Germany

I'm a German lawyer by training and worked for 20 yrs in various leadership positions in financial services. I hold a PhD in law and initially specialized in large-scale capital markets and corporate transactions. Moving in-house, I broadened my expertise to regulatory & compliance, as well as operations, IT, digital strategy and digital transformation. I have lived, worked and studied in Frankfurt, Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Munich where I'm now based. In 2017, I was fed up with the resistance to change in the corporate world. I left her well-paid job to get some fresh air, update my operating system and gain new perspectives on change, innovation, and the state of the world. I embarked on a deep, self-directed learning journey which ultimately led to the realization that my true professional purpose was to support the shift from an extractive to a regenerative economic model. I see the world of business as uniquely positioned to facilitate rapid change and key to getting us out of the current mess. In 2021, I founded Business Reinvented and designed the Paradigm Changer Program for leaders called to deeply transform big business and create a new, sustainable business world. I'm part of a number of „liminal web“ communities and open to exploring opportunities and working more closely with like-minded souls to accelerate the shift to Game B. Most recently I completed the Regenerative Economics course with John Fullerton's Capital Institute.

Spain

Poole, Dorset

Ethical web design agency owner. Always been self employed but of late, interested in giving back. Trustee at Absolute Music Trust and patron at BH Hospitality Association. Also founder and drummer for 80s band Rubiks Kube.

Belo Horizonte

Estudante de Engenharia Ambiental e Sanitária contra a replicação de erros sistematizados em qualquer nível de poder ou organização.

Christchurch NZ

Tim is New Zealand’s 1st qualified B Consultant having successfully completed the training programme run by B Lab ANZ. To date he has helped more than 50 companies from around the world successfully navigate the B Corp Impact Assessment, and is working with new businesses every month to take them through the process. As well as guiding clients to gain their B Corp certification, he delivers inspirational, motivational, memorable and impactful consulting, training and coaching to individuals and organisations. He helps them achieve meaningful goals in life and work, by tapping into the potential of their purpose fuelled performance. He also holds a Certificate in Impact Measurement and Management for the SDGs from Duke University and is Industry Expert and co-teacher of the University of Canterbury MBA Programme “Creating Impact Led Enterprises”.

Wiesbaden, Germany

HI! I am  from Germany, living in the Netherlands and studying Global Management of Social Issues at Tilburg University. I am currently doing an internship with Growunited e.V. a small NGO based in Frankfurt and a partner of Masterpeace.   Within this internship I am part of the ACT! as a Doughnut project, an innovative non-formal education programme utilizing Douhgnut economics theory among others, to booth youth participation towards a sustainable and just future.       

Amersham-On-The-Hill

Helping businesses and business leaders adopt regenerative approaches.   

Taos, NM

Artist, Author, Athlete. Combining my love & passion for trail running & creativity at the same time. We're all connected

Montevideo, Uruguay

university professor 

Luxembourg

I am a communication professional and my concerns for nature and society motivate me to find like minded people. I have been actively involved in nature, food, and water conservation campaigns. In my opinion development is hugely misinterpreted as consumerism. This is clearly evident in habits like eating, drinking, commuting, and producing. I think our approach needs to be much more caring. Apart from being a communication professional, I am the father of a nature-loving girl. And I do not want to disappoint her by thinking that her father has not contributed to the betterment of our planet.

Glenrothes, Fife

Working to transform the economics discipline and move away from the neoclassical fallacies. Working with Scottish University Economics societies to create a unified voice on energy security, sustainable economics and equality. Looking for synergy by joining the DEAL community.  MSc SGPE Economics - University of Edinburgh (2022/23) BSc (Hons) Economics - University of Dundee (2018/22) BSc Physics - University of St Andrews (2014/17)

Oxford, UK

Helping build better business I lead on organisational purpose at Cafedirect, a social enterprise dedicated to promoting the work of smallholder farmers and international trade justice.

Worcestershire

I'm occasionally involved with both the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Wildlife Trusts, own a stretch of the River Wye and some woodland. My contacts in those Trusts told me about a new 'phobia' amongst their younger volunteers, which they referred to as 'eco anxiety'. I share that, and have done so for well over 60 years, long before it became a new 'trend'.  I wrote and published my autobiography in February this year , and whilst writing it became aware of the thread of environmental concern I unconsciously wove into it. (as well as a few other things!). By the way I had no picture to hand so used that cover as my profile. Remove it if you feel it's inappropriate.  I'm a retired businessman, was listening to radio 4 yesterday, and realised Kate Raworth was speaking my language. THAT is how I ended up here! If I can help in any way financially or otherwise let me know