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Speakers
Danny Sriskandarajah
Chief Executive, NEF
Dr. Danny Sriskandarajah is Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of "Power to the People: Use your voice, change the world" (Headline Press, 2024). Danny's previous roles include CEO of Oxfam GB, Secretary General of CIVICUS, Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Interim Director of the Commonwealth Foundation and various posts at the Institute for Public Policy Research. He is a Trustee of the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation and has previously been a Trustee of the Baring Foundation, Comic Relief, Disasters Emergency Committee and Praxis Community Projects. Danny holds a Masters and Doctorate from Oxford University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Sydney.
Raj Kumar
President and editor-in-chief, Devex
Raj Kumar is the founding President & Editor-in-Chief of Devex, the media platform for the global development community. A social enterprise dedicated to ensuring global development efforts do more good for more people, Devex was born in 2000 when Raj was a graduate student at the Harvard Kennedy School. Today, there are 100+ Devexers around the world serving a global audience of more than one million aid workers and development professionals. Beginning as a kid in Kerala, India, Raj has witnessed firsthand determined and courageous development work in over 50 countries – it’s what drives the Devex mission to “Do Good. Do It Well.” He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a media leader and former humanitarian council chair for the World Economic Forum, and has interviewed on-camera and on- stage hundreds of global luminaries on the most important challenges of our time. Raj is the author of the book “The Business of Changing the World,” a go-to primer on the ideas, people, and technology disrupting the aid industry.
About the Devex Book Club
It seems like every day there’s an exciting new book coming out on global challenges like poverty and climate change. Are you fascinated by books like these, especially the ones that challenge preconceived notions and present bold new ideas? Then join me as I bring you conversations with authors on the most important yet underreported issues facing our world. Each month I’ll recommend one or two books and let you know when I’ll be speaking with authors so you can join in. Follow me on twitter @raj_devex where I’ll be posting about the books and conversations. And tweet me what books you suggest I read and what questions you’d like me to ask.
As an author myself - check out my book The Business of Changing the World - I love to speak to fellow-authors to uncover the latest thinking and most surprising takes in global development. Sign up to get invitations to these virtual conversations and be a part of this book club. Join me!
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Raj Kumar, President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
