ibrahim saïd

Ibrahim Saïd has a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Sociology of Development from the Graduate Institute, and a Masters from the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford.

Dr Saïd has rich experience in research, policy development and analysis across the development and humanitarian spheres. His research interests span across the fields of legal and political anthropology, human rights, settler colonial studies, (colonial) governmentality studies, anthropology of policy, social and solidarity economy and feminist critique.

ibrahim.said@think-ahead.ch

 

claudio todisco

Claudio Todisco is a long-term scholar of humanitarian studies with a broad professional experience in the aid sector. He earned his PhD in Anthropology at the Graduate Institute of Geneva, and has researched extensively about the intersection of conflict, humanitarian action and migration in South Sudan. His fieldwork extends from East-Africa and across different regions of the world, with an interest in transnational mobility and international bureaucracies.

Previously, he served for the medical, humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières, covering different roles, from researcher to project manager and deputy country director in diverse contexts of Africa and Europe. He has also worked as Senior Program Officer for the South Sudan portfolio at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

As a consultant, he has conducted analysis and research on conflict, refugee policies, emergency relief and international development.

claudio.todisco@think-ahead.ch

flavien renaud

Flavien Renaud is an experienced researcher with an established profile in the analysis and evaluation of development cooperation projects. He has a PhD in Anthropology and Sociology of Development, an International Executive Master degree in Development Studies and a Master in Sociology. He has conducted field research in multiple contexts for long periods of time, with a main geographic focus on East and West Africa.

He has worked for several years in the NGO sector, managing projects in advocacy and communication. His area of expertise covers different domains, such as agriculture (food crops, cash crops), livelihood, cooperatives, commodity markets, social and solidarity economy, privatization and liberalization projects, microfinance, participation-based projects and capacity building.

Flavien is also an artist. He provides training in the fields of the performing arts, vocal and corporal expression and public speaking.

flavien.renaud@think-ahead.ch