Our Team
Global Nation is a think/do tank focused on improving international cooperation to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges: human development, climate change and conflict. Our founders, Hassan Damluji and Jonathan Glennie, are respected thinkers and actors in global policy and advocacy for sustainable development, with leadership experience across many themes and sectors.
Global Nation advises many of the world’s leading institutions, including the Gates Foundation, WHO, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Wellcome Trust, and national governments. We also receive grant funding to pursue thought-leadership and movement-building for a fairer international system. This includes our work to build the Global Public Investment (GPI) movement and the Global Solidarity Report, a scorecard that is, for the first time, measuring the international community’s ability to tackle and withstand our generational challenges, whether climate change, pandemics, or major-power conflict.
Cara Lew
Deputy Director, Global Nation
I enjoy wearing many hats at Global Nation. My responsibilities include delivering advisory projects with clients including the Gates Foundation, WHO, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and national governments, leading our strategy and business planning, and supporting our research, hiring, and operations.
Cara Lew
Economist and former strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. Some highlights include advising a think tank on how to identify Canadian cities ripe to integrate immigrants into their economy and community, and publishing a framework for US states to budget COVID-19 fiscal gaps while delivering services and protecting vulnerable populations. Prior to McKinsey, Cara worked as a Rotational Leadership Associate at TD Securities, co-founded Plan International Canada’s Youth Advisory Council, and was awarded a research grant to study the democratisation process of Burma in Yangon. She holds an MBA from London Business School and an MA Economics from the University of Toronto.
Hassan Damluji
Co-Founder, Global Nation
As co-founder of Global Nation, I lead our advisory and global health work and co-lead our work on global governance. I am also Senior advisor to WHO on pandemic intelligence and a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE in international relations
Hassan Damluji
Author of The Responsible Globalist (Penguin, 2019), which first introduced the concept of a “global nation” as a framework for envisioning the future of international cooperation. Hassan spent a decade at the Gates Foundation where he was Deputy Director of Global Policy & Advocacy, and led the Middle East and East Asia teams. He was a cofounder and board member of the the Global Institute of Disease Elimination, and the $2bn Lives & Livelihoods Fund, the largest truly multilateral development initiative ever based in the Middle East. Before Gates, Hassan spent 5 years at McKinsey & Co. designing education system reforms. He graduated from Oxford and Harvard.
Jonathan Glennie
Co-Founder, Global Nation
I oversee Global Nation’s programmes on Global Public Investment and Global Solidarity, and our growing focus on Dignity in Development and Circular Cooperation.
Jonathan Glennie
Jonathan Glennie, Cofounder of Global Nation and Author of “The future of aid: Global Public Investment”.
Author of The Future of Aid (Routledge 2021), which first introduced the concept of Global Public Investment as a framework for reimagining development finance, and The Trouble with Aid (Zed 2008). Jonathan has held a range of senior posts including Director of Policy at Save the Children, Director of the Ipsos Sustainable Development Research Centre and Colombia Country Director at Christian Aid. He also led the work on the future of aid at ODI. He has been a regular columnist in the Guardian and other outlets. Since 2022, he is co-founder and director of the think tank Global Nation.
Paty Alemañy
Programme Officer
I oversee Global Nation’s Global Public Investment program, providing support to the Global Public Investment Network since its inception.
Paty Alemañy
I am a dedicated professional specializing in international relations and social impact. With a career spanning various roles, I’ve actively contributed to the development of the Global Public Investment (GPI) concept, managed significant projects, and co-authored publications driving positive change. My experience includes collaborating with multiple United Nations offices and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), where I’ve honed skills in research, project coordination, and social media management. Since June 2021, I’ve played different roles within the GPI arena, initially as a Programme Assistant and now as a Programme Officer. From November 2021 to May 2023, I served as the Interim Secretary for the Global Public Investment Network, actively leading its co-creation and establishment. I studied International Relations at UDELAR in Uruguay and am currently pursuing a Master’s degree on International Economics and Development at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Qali Id
Communications Lead, Global Nation
I lead on all things communications for Global Nation. My responsibilities include developing appropriate strategies, external engagement, overseeing communications products (such as an upcoming podcast), and ensuring that the voice and brand of Global Nation is one that supports our vision and values.
Qali Id
I’m an advocate, communicator, and globalist committed to storytelling that connects people, builds bridges, and drives change. My background at World Vision Somalia included leading the ‘It Takes a World to End Violence Against Children’ campaign and collaborating with governments on child protection policies. Beyond development work, I’m a published culture and travel writer. I host ‘The Qonnect’ podcast, recognized as one of Africa’s best by The Guardian in 2022. I was also the former creative director at Chronicle Health, where our documentary ‘Road to Resilience: A Community Health Story of Lunga Lunga’ was a 2022 WHO Health for All Film Festival Finalist for Universal Health Coverage.
Sophie Barbier
Senior Research & Policy Associate
I lead Global Nation’s work on the new Global Solidarity Report, which, for the first time, measures the state of solidarity in our global community, and sets out a pathway for how to strengthen it.
Sophie Barbier
Before joining Global Nation, I worked at Global Citizen, conducting impact due diligence on advocacy-driven commitments announced on stages in Johannesburg, Berlin, New York City, and Accra, and leading accountability efforts tracking their implementation.
I was previously part of building Global Citizen in India with the Global Education & Leadership Foundation, where I also worked on special projects fostering ethical, altruistic leadership.
I studied International Relations at the London School of Economics and am working on a Master’s at SOAS. Australian and French by nationality, I have also lived in Singapore, the UK, Spain, China, India, the US, and now the UAE.