Meet the DEAL Community

Tampa, FL, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

My teaching philosophy is guided by four core values: academic excellence, interdisciplinary studies, social responsibility awareness for business managers and integration of management theory and practice.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Tracey is a management and governance consultant focusing on the not for profit and for purpose sectors. She works with organisations to develop sustainable strategy, culture and systems through evidence based and data informed practices combined with strong stakeholder engagement and commitment to sustainable business principles and social justice. Tracey is passionate about the intersection of business and social impact and loves working collaboratively to create sustainable futures for people, organisations and communities.

Lichfield, England, United Kingdom

I am a pragmatic idealist and a life-long learner. My ambition is to set up or join an intentional low-impact co-housing community

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I am a passionate and experienced financial services professional, committed to working with others to drive a real shift towards a sustainable, ethical and resilient financial system. I am also a husband, father of two children (and two dogs!) and enjoy sport, cooking and brewing beer.  Professionally, I am the senior investment specialist for Stewart Investors. I am also the co-founder and managing director of Altiorem, a not-for-profit library and resource centre dedicated to helping people inside and outside finance to advocate for a sustainable financial system. Information on Altiorem can be found at www.altiorem.org. I also sit on the advisory committee of UNSW's Human Rights Institute. I was previously the head of responsible investment Asia Pacific for First Sentier Investors and have been a director and chair of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, director of the Investor Group on Climate Change.

Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America

As part of my professional life, I always have been interested and working in conservation. At this time I am interested in the ecological integrity of the Swannanoa River Valley where I live, and the socio-economic well-being of its inhabitants. I have been trying to develop some initiatives as Cool Rivers Forever (@riversforever in Facebook and Twitter) and Sustainable Life Global (https://sites.google.com/view/slifeglobal/home).

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

I'm a director of a community interest company which takes new approaches to community business development, empowers local people to have their voices heard and encourages a more sustainable way of life. I am also a self employed action learning facilitator and hedgewitch herbalist, I work for a range of organisations and individuals with the main focus on being connecting people back to themselves and nature and encouraging learning through action based activity.

Caserta, Campania, Italia

Entrepreneur, business developer, Journalist. I'm the founder and CEO of Lascò, an innovation design company and startup studio with Autoincloud, Rawstone, BlockDaimon. Mentor Lean Startup, I’m the author of the blog “Philosophy of Innovation” and book "La mente che innova". Marketing, digital marketing, new business and innovation management consultant.

Graz, Steiermark, Österreich

A small dedicated team is sufficient to rebalance our society's way of thinking and acting – let us make sure we embed ecological and social sustainability in our way of living.

Vienna, Wien, Austria

Background in Software & IT, Entrepreneur, Coaching, Teambuilding, Organisation Development and Tuning, Risk & Project Management. "Founding Father" of Parents For Future Global (+ Austria and Vienna), Supporting Member of Scientists For Future Austria, Director & Trustee at ClimateScience.org Member of the organizing team for "Doughnut Wochen Wien", which is still the working title.

Solana Beach, California, United States of America

 Melissa brings 25+ years of experience in finance, program management, and marketing working for Qualcomm, NCR, Cleantech San Diego, and TMA BlueTech.  Ms. Fischel has a Bachelor of Arts from UCSD in Economics and an Masters in Business Administration from UC Irvine. In addition, Ms. Fischel has Board experience with several non-profit organizations.

Australia,

I work in Natural Resource Management in Australia and am very interested in working towards a low emissions future.

Rua Luiz Caetano 489, Valinhos, São Paulo, Brasil

Retired, interested in the Donut Economy.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Hi Everyone! I'm the Deputy Director of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center where I focus on the use of systems approaches to understand wildlife conservation challenges. I'm particularly interested in social, political, and economic impediments to conservation and would love to connect with anyone interested in promoting sustainability and resilience of natural resources.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

I'm an economics student living in canberra and I think doughnut economics has alot of potential.

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

I am originally from Canada, and relocated to the UK aged 26 in 1987. I am a woodworker, but also an environmental activist. I lead the nature based solutions group of Zero Carbon Harrogate, www.zerocarbonharrogate.org.uk, and am the woodland creation officer for a community based nature recovery project between Harrogate and Knaresborough called Long Lands Common, www.longlandscommon.org

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Co founder of Climate Labs, a sustainability consultancy routed in community action, innovation, and methods to break the current ways,  needed for our collective transition towards regenerative and sustained futures.   

Tema, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Good Day Sir/Madam, To begin with, thank you for giving me this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Prince Kyei-Frimpong. I am basically from Ghana, the western part of Africa and currently in Tema in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. I did my graduation in Advanced Professional in System Engineering from IPMC College of Technology. I belong to nuclear family (single parenting). My strength are, I am self-motivated, people-person, hardworking and a disciplined person. I am an energetic, stalwart, ambitious person who has developed a responsible approach to any task that I undertake, or situation that I am presented with. With much productive of experience in IT and internet savvy, I am excellent in working with others to achieve a certain objectives on time and with excellence. A dynamic, technical-oriented, specialized in various forms IT seeking a career where previous experience and skills can be pur to efficient use. My hobbies are researching savvy, playing football.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Founding Director & CEO of Open Design Afrika

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

Hi! I'm Tom, a civil engineering consultant based in Bournemouth. I graduated with an MEng in civil engineering from the University of Southampton in 2020 and now work for a professional services consultancy who support Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council with the design of their urban infrastructure. I grew up as a British expat in The Netherlands surrounded by examples of Dutch sustainable urban design and active travel infrastructure. Using this lived experience I'm pursuing opportunities within the design and planning of urban areas, and maintain a special interest in how the public realm impacts community mental health and wellbeing. Alongside work I sit on the Board of Trustees and Chair an international development charity, Cameroon Catalyst, who are currently delivering the second instalment of a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme across some of the least developed communities in Cameroon.

Oslo, Norge

I help people and companies to think differently. As a cultivated rebel, I`m not any smarter than anyone else in the room. Often the opposite. The difference is that I have organized my ignorance better. Clients I`ve worked with: Finn.no, TechnipFMC, Choice, MAD architects, Zinc, reMarkable, Norad, Obos and many more.

Vadstena kommun, Östergötlands län, Sverige

I have been interested and working with sustainable development from I left school and got my first job as an environmental health officer. My way or method was through the Natural Steps. (The Natural Step is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in Sweden in 1989 by scientist Karl-Henrik Robèrt.) Today I am Head of the Environmental protection division in the Municipality of Vadstena. I have had similar work in other municipalities but also for the Government at the County Administrative Board. The work with environmental protection goes hand in hand with sustainable development in my way of seeing things. Privately I have the opportunity to “engage” with sustainable issues in the Secular Franciscan Order and as an animator in the Laudato si-movement in the Catholic Church. A great way to learn and get an interest in environmental and sustainable issues is to become a beekeeper! My bees do a tremendous work to pollinate the surrounding forest.

Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, England, United Kingdom

Designer and researcher

Totnes, England, United Kingdom

For over two decades, I ran three social impact restaurants exploring exactly that - building business models that balanced accessibility and affordability with sustainability and financial viability. It is possible. But the current food system, while unsustainable, is deeply entrenched. So what if we started with what already works and built from there? What if we co-created alternatives that are not only viable, but joyful, inclusive, and easy to adopt - models that meet today’s needs while restoring connection, wellbeing, and a sense of shared purpose? I'm now part of the Canteen Culture Coalition, a movement to normalise shared, affordable, nutritious meals in public spaces - making it easy and enjoyable for people to eat together outside the home. We’re working to reintroduce social dining as vital public health infrastructure, drawing inspiration from the WWII-era British Restaurants, which served over 600,000 people a day across class lines. We believe this model, modernised for today, can strengthen wellbeing, reduce loneliness, and rebuild economic and social resilience. Our approach follows four key stages: Storytelling – to build public momentum Piloting – to test and refine the model Operationalising – to prove viability Scaling – to embed canteen culture into national infrastructure This is deep systems change work - slow, local, and long overdue.  A scaled Canteen Culture needs: - Localised food systems and short supply chains - Demonstrable social and economic return - Brave public health leaders, civic entrepreneurs, visionary funders, and mission-aligned operators

Bogotá, Distrito Capital de Bogotá, Colombia

Passionate about human development, she dedicated 25 years to the social sector in microfinance and education, searching for formulas to close inequality gaps. In 2019 she decides to jump to independence with the purpose of seeking sustainable solutions to social problems. She co-founded Toynovo, a social enterprise that democratizes learning through play. In 2020 she promotes Colombia Cares for Colombia, a civil society movement to co-build solutions to social problems.