Authors

Nina Teasdale

Nina is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Economic Justice, at Glasgow Caledonian University. Gender and equality related issues are central to her research interests, with a particular focus

Noel Cass

Noel is a Research Fellow in Energy Demand Behaviour in the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. His research for over 30 years has focussed on

Parmjit is a resilient communities specialist currently living in England. She has been a Community Developer, Hypnotherapist and a Commissioning Officer in mental health. As founder of the Restorative Network, she

Patricia Gestoso

Patricia is a scientific services leader and a diversity and inclusion tech evangelist. Throughout her career as global head of scientific support, training, and services, Patricia has worked with Fortune

Paul Ekins

Paul is a British academic in the field of sustainable economics, currently Professor of Resources and Environment Policy at University College London leading the Institute for Sustainable Resources. He was

Paul Frijters

Paul completed his Masters in Econometrics at the University of Groningen, and a PhD in wellbeing economics at the University of Amsterdam. He joined the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College in

Pete Barbrook-Johnson

Pete is a Senior Research Fellow based at the University of Surrey and hosted by the Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus and the Centre for Research

Peter Jackson

Peter is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield. He Co-Directs the University’s Institute for Sustainable Food.

Peter Manley

Peter is a Business Process and Data Analyst / musician currently living and working in Ireland. Peter worked for many years in ‘The City’ specialising as a Quant (quantitative Research analyst), working

Phil Bloomer

Phil became Executive Director of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre in 2013. Phil leads strategy and outreach globally working with 80 global team members and allies. Programmes are focused

Prashant Vaze

Prashant Vaze is a environmental economist and green finance expert based in Goa, India. He works as a consultant for ODI and board member of the Green House think Tank.

Raj Thamotheram

Raj is a globally recognized pioneer and author in the field of long-term and sustainable investment. He has founded/chaired several sustainable finance initiatives and regularly works with senior investment decision-makers.

Rebecca Annells

Rebecca is a biomedical scientist and PhD candidate at the University of Bath and she joins North Star Transition on a 3 month internship to provide a more academic and

René Kemp

René is professor of innovation and sustainable development at ICIS and professorial fellow of UNU-MERIT. He is interested in the link between micro change and macro change. He is well-known

Rev Paul Nicolson

Rev Paul Nicolson founded the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K) in response to the poll tax in 1997. He raised the funds in 1968 to commission the Family Budget Unit to

Riccardo D’Emidio

Riccardo is a doctoral researcher at the Centre for the Study of Corruption in the Department of Politics at the University of Sussex. He holds a MA in Governance and

Richard McNeill Douglas

Richard is a PhD candidate at the Political Economy Research Centre of Goldsmiths, University of London. His PhD is funded by the UK Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity.

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy is a chartered accountant and a political economist, an anti-poverty campaigner and a tax expert. He is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy at City University, London

Richard Vague

Richard Vague is the former Secretary of Banking and Securities for Pennsylvania, and former CEO of Energy Plus, Juniper Financial, and First USA Bank. He is the author of An Illustrated

Rick Rowden

Rick is the author of India-Africa Economic Relations in the New Global Economy (Routledge, 2025) and The Birdcage: Constraints Developing Economies Face in the International Trade and Financial Architecture and Possible Solutions

Rita Samiolo

Rita is Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management at King’s College London. Rita’s research is in the area of social and institutional studies of accounting. She is particularly interested in