John Geary

Service type Peer Empowerment and Support Mentor Degree(s) MA in International Affairs M.Sc Economics M.Sc.Environmental Management University(ies) University of Copenhagen University of Nottingham University of East Anglia Catholic University Lima San Franscisco State University Universidad de Belgrano Buenos Aires Specialization(s) Democracy in the developing world Elections and Electoral Processes Teaching civic values

Short Bio

John Geary has joined Future Worlds Center in 2016 as a mentor for the UNDEF project "Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era". John has Master’s degrees in International Affairs, Economics and Environmental Management BA in Education and a Masters in Human Rights and has worked as a teacher, consultant for the World Bank on climate change, translator, researcher and election observer with the EU and the OSCE in Asia, Latin America and Africa. He has lived in Europe, China, the USA and several countries in Latin America. Currently, John is working as a university teacher in China.

Main Interests

• Creating and strengthening democratic values in society
• Impact of culture and social change on perception of democracy and democratic values
• Election processes in developing countries
• Democracy in Latin America

Work Experience

John has a wide variety of professional experience, including:

• Consultant for the Word Bank
• Consultant for Kotler Marketing, doing market analysis for South America
• University teacher in Economics at Miami-Dade College
• Election Observer with EU and OSCE Election Observation Missions
• English Teacher – various Chinese universities
• Intern with the WHO and the Inter-American Development Bank