Our Team

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.

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, 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 brings a professional background specialising in international relations and social impact. With a career spanning various roles, she has actively contributed to the development of the Global Public Investment (GPI) concept, managed significant projects, and co-authored publications driving positive change. Her experience includes collaborating with multiple United Nations offices and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), where she has honed skills in research, project coordination, and social media management. Since June 2021, She has played different roles within the GPI arena, initially as a Programme Assistant and now as a Programme Officer. From November 2021 to May 2023, she served as the Interim Secretary for the Global Public Investment Network, actively leading its co-creation and establishment. She studied International Relations at UDELAR in Uruguay and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree on International Economics and Development at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Anna has twelve years’ experience in strategic communications and policy influencing. Prior to joining Global Nation Anna worked as a consultant providing strategic advice and practical support to multilateral and government agencies and INGOs on advocacy and communications to help clients achieve greater impact. She also spent eight years leading external relations for Development Initiatives (DI), a global organisation focused on improving the quality, uptake and use of data in development. Earlier in her career Anna was based in Palestine working with a community-led Human Rights Organisation on documenting human rights abuses and supporting local activists with how to effectively engage Western media. Anna holds an MRes in Global Political Economy.

Christy Un brings research experiences in development finance, digital inclusion and public policy. Prior to joining Global Nation, Christy worked as a Visiting Research Assistant at the United Nations University Institute in Macau, where she co-authored publications on citizen-centric cyber resilience. She also co-founded a sustainable development advocacy NGO in Macau, organizing capacity-building workshops for all sectors of society and providing public policy commentary. She had interned at Development Reimagined, UNDP Chief Digital Office, and UNHCR Jordan. Christy is a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University with a Master’s in Global Affairs and holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is a fellow under Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum’s Young Leaders’ Initiative.

Paula, an economist from the National University of Colombia, brings extensive experience in research, particularly in financial inclusion in Latin America, labor policies, and Colombia’s macroeconomic and sectoral contexts. Before her role at Global Nation, Paula worked in various esteemed institutions. At CAF-Latin American Development Bank, she focused on fostering financial inclusion through meticulous research efforts, including publishing a paper on financial literacy in the region with Cambridge University Press. Later, as a researcher with the Ministry of Labor in Colombia, Paula led projects evaluating and analyzing labor policies. Transitioning to Scotiabank Colpatria, she engaged in rigorous macroeconomic analyses at regional levels.