Influential Development Economist with a focus on Global Inequality
Ricardo Fuentes Nieva is a Mexican economist with over 15 years’ experience in international development and is currently the Chief Exec for Oxfam Mexico. From 2012 to 2015, he was the Head of Research at Oxfam GB where he led, among other things, the intellectual development of Oxfam’s global work on economic inequality. He wrote with Nick Galasso “Working for the Few” which quickly became the most successful publication in the 70-plus years history of Oxfam. One of the resu
Remarkably Experienced Peacebuilder, Devoted Teacher and Community Mediator
How does one create a culture of peace? How does one create social change? Many peace practitioners across the world grappled with these questions on a daily basis. For Rick Wallace, these questions have been a lifelong preoccupation. The search for the answers to these questions has shaped his life and led him on a decades long quest across geographies and disciplines. Rick was humanitarian and development worker who worked for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees
A Multi-faceted polygot, using language to promote democracy
Philippa Neave specializes in electoral communications and education, devising information and training campaigns for voters and candidates in emerging democracies. Since 2005 she has worked in electoral assistance as a consultant for the United Nations, developing strategies to inform people on their voting rights, with particular emphasis on reaching women and people with low levels of literacy. She has worked on elections in Afghanistan, Iraq, UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Cambodia
