Simon Ticehurst
Steering Committee
Advocacy and Movements Lead at Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)
Simon is Advocacy and Movements lead with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll). Before joining WEAll, Simon was Oxfam International’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean (2015-2022). A Latin American specialist, Simon has lived in Latin America since 1986 and is based in Mexico. He has worked in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia.
Simon studied Development Studies at East Anglia University in the UK, and has a Masters and PhD in Latin American Studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His doctoral research looked at regional development perspectives and limitations in the context of globalization, focusing on Brazil‘s experience with the Workers’ Party governments between 2003-2015.
An amateur geographer, he spends his free time connecting with nature, hiking and cycling, around mountains, lakes and volcanoes.
Steering Committee
Advocacy and Movements Lead at Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)
Simon is Advocacy and Movements lead with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll). Before joining WEAll, Simon was Oxfam International’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean (2015-2022). A Latin American specialist, Simon has lived in Latin America since 1986 and is based in Mexico. He has worked in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia.
Simon studied Development Studies at East Anglia University in the UK, and has a Masters and PhD in Latin American Studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His doctoral research looked at regional development perspectives and limitations in the context of globalization, focusing on Brazil‘s experience with the Workers’ Party governments between 2003-2015.
An amateur geographer, he spends his free time connecting with nature, hiking and cycling, around mountains, lakes and volcanoes.