Bio
Emrys’s research and advisory work focuses on technologies in emerging markets, including mobile, internet, and identification systems. Emrys is a researcher and strategist interested in the interaction between digital technologies and social, political and economic change.
He is a fellow at the London School of Economics, where he earned his PhD examining the relationship between social media and identity. This involved a year of ethnographic research on the interaction of religious identity and Facebook use in Pakistan. Emrys has also worked in strategic communications and development advising governments, donors, multilateral organizations such as the World Bank and United Nations, and national and international NGOs. He also co-founded iMedia Associates, a media and communications company, and Ekatay, a software company providing services to the international development sector. He has a background in community development and mediation, conflict resolution, communications, and research and runs workshops on these for a wide range of clients. Emrys is based in Switzerland.
Working with an organization and team that prioritizes deep, rigorous research as the basis for translating actionable insights and strategy is a privilege. That our clients value our ethical foundation means we get to work on problems that matter to us all.
