About oikos International.

Nicolás Aguila holds a bachelor’s in Economics from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina and a master’s degree in Economics from The New School for Social Research in the United States of America. He has over eight years of experience working on curriculum reform and is passionate about changing Economics and Management to build an economy fit for the people and the planet. Before joining oikos, he worked at two well-known heterodox research institutions in Argentina and one in the U.S.A, and is an active member of several pluralist economics associations.

Nelly is a volunteer Chapter membership manager. She is passionate about sustainability and responsible business. She studied Business and research at university of Barcelona, Spain and Economy management at university of Savoie Mont Blanc, France with an exchange program at university of Trento, Italy. Impressed by oikos mission to drive sustainability in economics and management schools after attending an event in 2019 at university of Hamburg made her more dedicated. After involving students at university of Barcelona to make actions for a better future by providing seminars and training, she believes that knowledge and skills are fundamental to build a solid foundation of a responsible world alone where the planet can thrive. She likes reading, traveling, hiking and discovering new cultures.

My name is Jonas Charrois and I grew up in a small, countryside village in Germany. At oikos International, I am in charge of IT infrastructure, security and daily IT operations. I'm working to give oikos members the tools they need to work effectively and securely, especially in a remote setting. I have a strong passion for modern media and think that with the right tools, information, and the right mindset, we can give people a reason to work together and create change on a local and international level. Furthermore, I am planning to study computer science with a focus on media starting in autumn 2020. Solving problems is something that is very fun to me, be it in a casual or professional environment - this is why you will often find me programming, even in my free time. Collaborating with people all over the world has taught me a lot and I can't wait to see what my time at oikos will bring.

Sophie is an open-minded change agent and courageous leader with a passion for human development and community involvement. She joined oikos 2014 in Reutlingen, Germany and has been active on the international level since 2017. Taking part in the LEAP program has been a fundamental, transformational moment in her life and she has been supporting the community in working groups or as a board member ever since. After 6 years of journeying through the different roles at oikos and graduating from a master’s in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability in Karlskrona, Sweden, she currently represents the oikos community and stewards the international team as the international president. When not saving the world, Sophie considers herself a culture and art enthusiast, sparking positive energy.

Janani joined oikos International in early 2021 and has since been engaged in the management and restructuring of the Case Program, one of oikos’ earliest initiatives, with the aim of integrating sustainability topics into the higher education curriculum. She holds a Ph.D. in learning and teaching development from the Queensland University of Technology (Australia) and is a recognized fellow of the Higher Education Academy (United Kingdom). Janani possesses research and teaching experience gained from working across educational institutions, intergovernmental and broadcasting organizations. She is passionate about education transformation and believes knowledge transmission to be her life mission.

Alexandra studied Environmental Systems Science with a major in sustainability management at the University of Graz. She joined oikos Graz in 2014 and is still engaged locally whenever they need help. In 2015 Alexandra joined the very first LEAP Advanced cohort and since then stayed engaged as a peer-coach until in 2018 she started to work for oikos International as a Project Manager mainly in charge of the LEAP but also part of the FutureLab team.

Lenka has been part of the oikos community for more than 9 years. She was active in oikos Prague before she joined the oikos international team and served as the President in 2013 and 2014. Currently, she is based in the Geneva region and works as the oikos Curriculum Strategy Manager. She closely cooperates with oikos chapters worldwide that strive to transform economics and management education at their universities. From her perspective, a truly interdisciplinary approach needs to be taken in order to deeply transform economics and management education for sustainability. She has an educational and professional background in environmental humanities, education theory, and practice, media sociology, heterodox economic approaches as well as environmental economics. Previously she worked at the Charles University Environment Centre, in the Eco-counselling center of the Ecological Institute Veronica and in the Society for Fair Trade. Lenka is a passionate mountain hiker and dancer.

Stefan works on oikos communications and is taking the lead on streamlining all the updates from the oikos community. Stefan is a student of International relations at the University of Belgrade and a member of oikos Belgrade chapter since 2017. He is passionate about writing and graphic design with which he’s been involved for most of his life, first as a hobby and later professionally. Stefan gained great experience in those fields as a Corporate affairs intern at Air Serbia as well as working with marketing and social media in oikos Belgrade chapter. In his home chapter he’s been developing his skills throughout the years as a Media team member, Head of Communication on the Spring Meeting 2019 project and the chapter President. He became involved in the oikos international community as a part of an organizing team of the Spring Meeting which took place in Belgrade in March 2019 and later became a participant in the LEAP Advanced program. On the sustainability side, Stefan takes great interest in the social side of the sustainable development which is in part due to studying social and political science. He is also passionate about spreading the ideas of sustainable development in his hometown of Belgrade which is lacking in awareness on sustainability.

Giuliana has previously worked for two European city networks on European-funded projects around sustainable public procurement and circular economy. She graduated in International Relations and Politics from Cardiff University and later completed her Masters 'International Strategy of Local Actors' from Sciences Po Grenoble (France) & Sciences Po Rabat (Morocco). She gained in field experience on sustainable resource management in rural communities working for the British Department for International Development in Nicaragua. She is passionate about sustainable topics seen through a bottom-up approach and strongly believes in the power of civil society and public authorities. Giuliana enjoys languages and speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish and is currently on the challenge of learning Arabic and Darija. She enjoys playing Sicilian cards with her sisters and dancing to Moroccan music.

J.Christopher Proctor is the oikos Curriculum Research Manager. He studied Economics, Political Science and History at the University of Tulsa, (USA) before enrolling in the Economic Policies in the Age of Globalization Master program (EPOG) at Kingston University London and the University of Paris 13. He is also a trustee of Rethinking Economics, and is a co-editor of the book Rethinking Economics: An introduction to pluralist economics. While at oikos, he published the oikos Guide to Pluralist Economics (which was translated into Italian!), and Mapping Pluralist Research. He is currently working to promote more research activities within oikos. His academic interests include economic history, institutional economics, transition economics, and Keynesian macroeconomics.

Adriana is the Leadership Development Manager & Coach at oikos. She has more than 17 years of professional experience in five continents in both private and non-profit sector organizations. She holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations from FAAP in São Paulo, Brazil, and an International Organization MBA from University of Geneva, Switzerland. She is also a certified coach and has completed her training at Newfield Network USA in 2015. She has co-created Leadership Programme (LEAP) in oikos and co-leads the programme with Alexandra. She is passionate about empowering and developing young leaders to create sustainable solutions for the world and is herself a mother of 2 daughters.

I joined oikos in 2017, as a local member in Brussels, and became chapter president the next year. During my presidency (academic year of 2018-2019), I joined the LEAP Program, in which I became a coach this in 2019. While I was working on those two fronts, I also worked on the creation and development of a business idea in sustainable and modular construction. I studied Management and Economics in ICHEC Brussels Management School. I also went to HANU Hanoi University, Vietnam, for a semester exchange.

John joined oikos in June 2020 as PIR Outreach and Marketing Manager and is engaged in the running and long-term strategy of the Positive Impact Rating. Before oikos, John worked for an international city network on a range of sustainability-focused projects, including in the IT, transportation, energy, textile and food sectors. He has co-authored EU publications such as the Buying Green! Handbook (3rd ed.) and Buying Social Guide (2nd ed.). John has a PhD in sustainable public procurement and a master’s degree in Environmental Entrepreneurship and worked on a variety of public sector sustainability projects in Scotland. He is passionate about ensuring that everyone has the knowledge and resources to be sustainable leaders. This was the focus his work for citizens and cities, and now for students and universities through the PIR.