Nishan Degnarain, Special Advisor to World Economic Forum on Oceans.
Special Advisor to World Economic Forum on Oceans. Formerly with the UK Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit; then management consultant advising governments and companies in Asia and Africa on strategy and economic growth. Chair, WEF Global Agenda Council on Oceans (2013-16). Economic Adviser to Mauritius on the development of a long-term economic transformation programme to move Mauritius from a middle-income to a high-income country, as well as Africa Strategy. Degrees in Economics, Cambridge University and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Author of ‘Soul of the Sea in the Age of the Algorithm,’ on how the Fourth Industrial Revolution can heal our oceans.