Our team

Florence Lasbennes

Florence Lasbennes

MANAGING
DIRECTOR

David Nabarro

David Nabarro

STRATEGIC
DIRECTOR

“I am an agronomist who has learned about ‘living systems’ with biologists and farmers around the world. I believe that a living-systems approach is necessary to tackle the complex issues faced by humanity and that any person working to effect change is a leader: one who builds leadership skills by doing, throughout their whole life. With 4SD, I commit to fostering unusual connections between sectors and actors and to contribute to collective intelligence.”

“I am a public health doctor who is energized by synergy of systems that impact on sustainable development. I sense that living systems leadership has enormous potential when applied to these kinds of interconnected and complex challenges. My own work has focused on people’s food systems, nutrition and health, as well as nature-based solutions in climate action”

Savi Fridez

Savi Fridez

SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Saber Mouimen

Saber Mouimen

CHIEF FINANCE AND OPERATING OFFICER

Thuy Maryen

Thuy Maryen

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

Arne O’Donoghue

Arne O’Donoghue

SENIOR ADVISOR, ENGAGEMENT

“Positivity is a Choice !

My positive attitude brings strength, energy, motivation, and initiative in my day-to-day life and to those around me !”

“Passionate by Environment and Humanitarian, I enjoy combining my functions and participate in projects to build the future.”

“Stubborn believer in working together, with open hearts and minds, to achieve extraordinary things for nature and humanity.”

“Creating unusual connections between people is not only critical for systems to shift, it is also rewarding and a lot of fun.”

Marlen Schuepbach

Marlen Schuepbach

SENIOR ADVISOR, FOOD SYSTEMS AND CRISIS RESPONSE

Paola Victoria

Paola Victoria

SENIOR ADVISOR, ENGAGEMENT AND FOOD SYSTEMS

Laura Ovies

Laura Ovies

SENIOR ADVISOR, ENGAGEMENT AND FOOD SYSTEMS

“The Sustainable Development Goals are not only an inspiration, they are the North Star guiding my engagement and work.”

“Born into a coffee growing family in Colombia, I am passionate about food systems. Now, I work as a connector bringing together different groups of actors who want to change the way we produce, eat and live.”

“As a sustainability professional, I have always been enthusiastic about multi-stakeholder engagement. Being able to work on this from a field which involves everyone, such as the food systems, is very rewarding.”

Advice and Inspiration

Charlotte Dufour

Charlotte Dufour

FOOD SYSTEMS ADVISOR

William Nabarro

William Nabarro

SENIOR ADVISOR, STRATEGY

John Atkinson

John Atkinson

SYSTEMS CHANGE MENTOR

“I love nurturing connections: between people with diverse backgrounds, between our personal “inner” world and the world around us, between my heart, body and mind…”

“The onus is on us to craft a world in which less harm is done to so many who live here. Which requires us to make real changes – to what we value, to our thinking, to how we listen and discuss and to how we make decisions.”

“I am endlessly curious about how people might live more meaningful lives and enjoy continually exploring what enables this in global and national environments, public and private.”

Florence Lasbennes

Florence Lasbennes

MANAGING
DIRECTOR

“I enjoy building bridges among people and environments not used to working together by leading a hybrid career on citizen engagement at the nexus of public and private sectors”

David Nabarro

David Nabarro

STRATEGIC
DIRECTOR

“I am a public health doctor who is energized by synergy of systems that impact on sustainable development. I sense that living systems leadership has enormous potential when applied to these kinds of interconnected and complex challenges. My own work has focused on people’s food systems, nutrition and health, as well as nature-based solutions in climate action”

Savi Fridez

Savi Fridez

SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

“Positivity is a Choice !

My positive attitude brings strength, energy, motivation, and initiative in my day-to-day life and to those around me !”

Saber Mouimen

Saber Mouimen

CHIEF FINANCE AND OPERATING OFFICER

“Passionate by Environment and Humanitarian, I enjoy combining my functions and participate in projects to build the future.”

Thuy Maryen

Thuy Maryen

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

“Stubborn believer in working together, with open hearts and minds, to achieve extraordinary things for nature and humanity.”

Arne O’Donoghue

Arne O’Donoghue

SENIOR ADVISOR, ENGAGEMENT

“Creating unusual connections between people is not only critical for systems to shift, it is also rewarding and a lot of fun.”

Marlen Schuepbach

Marlen Schuepbach

SENIOR ADVISOR, FOOD SYSTEMS AND CRISIS RESPONSE

“The Sustainable Development Goals are not only an inspiration, they are the North Star guiding my engagement and work.”

Laura Ovies

Laura Ovies

ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

“As a sustainability professional, I have always been enthusiastic about multi-stakeholder engagement. Being able to work on this from a field which involves everyone, such as the food systems, is very rewarding.”

Paola Victoria

Paola Victoria

SENIOR ADVISOR, ENGAGEMENT AND FOOD SYSTEMS

“Born into a coffee growing family in Colombia, I am passionate about food systems. Now, I work as a connector bringing together different groups of actors who want to change the way we produce, eat and live.”

Advice and Inspiration

Charlotte Dufour

Charlotte Dufour

FOOD SYSTEMS ADVISOR

“I love nurturing connections: between people with diverse backgrounds, between our personal “inner” world and the world around us, between my heart, body and mind…”

William Nabarro

William Nabarro

SENIOR ADVISOR, STRATEGY

“The onus is on us to craft a world in which less harm is done to so many who live here. Which requires us to make real changes – to what we value, to our thinking, to how we listen and discuss and to how we make decisions.”

John Atkinson

John Atkinson

SYSTEMS CHANGE MENTOR

“I am endlessly curious about how people might live more meaningful lives and enjoy continually exploring what enables this in global and national environments, public and private.”