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My work

My advisory work focuses on the political and economic dimensions of extractive industries, climate governance, and development — particularly in Latin America, Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. I work with foundations, NGOs, companies, and multilaterals who need to understand the systems they're operating in well enough to act strategically.

I also deliver training programmes for researchers at UK universities, helping them build the skills to communicate their work and create impact beyond academia. The two things are connected: the advisory work makes the training credible, and the training keeps me close to how researchers think about evidence and influence.

Background

PhD in Development Studies, SOAS University of London. Research Fellow, King's College London (2021-24), where I secured and led a Leverhulme Trust project on critical minerals governance. Before the PhD, I worked in strategic communications and planning at MullenLowe, Icon Agency, and 89up, with clients across climate, health, and advocacy.

My work has been published in Foreign Policy, The New Humanitarian, and it has been mentioned in the OECD States of Fragility report. I've briefed policymakers, senior-leadership, and donors across the UK, US, EU, and Brazil. I work in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Recent clients and partners

Norwegian Development Agency · European Climate Foundation · Global Witness · USAID / Abt Associates · UNDP · Igarapé Institute · Resource Justice Network · Rainforest Foundation Norway · Partners for a New Economy · Royal Academy of Engineering · King's College London · Royal Holloway · SOAS University of London

I'm a strategist and researcher who has spent fifteen years working between academic evidence and strategy, in policy spaces, advocacy campaigns, field research, and high-stakes communications.

I came to research from strategy and communications, not the other way around. That means I understand how influence actually works, in policy, philanthropy, media, and industry, and can help clients and researchers navigate those worlds with credibility on both sides.