Dr Nafeez Ahmed is the founder of INSURGE intelligence, an independent crowdfunded investigative journalism platform for people and planet, which applies complex systems sciences to the investigation of the world’s most pressing global challenges.

The focus of Nafeez’s work is to catalyse social change in the public interest by harnessing radical, systemic approaches to understanding the interconnections between the world’s biggest problems while developing and highlighting holistic strategies for social transformation. Whether it be foreign policy and terrorism, climate change and energy, or food and the economy, Nafeez uses critical, rigorous and interdisciplinary analysis to join the dots and challenge power, intending to bring forth constructive change.