Angus Hervey

Angus is a political economist and a journalist specialising in the impact of disruptive technologies on society. He was the founding community manager of Random Hacks of Kindness, a global initiative from Google, IBM, Microsoft, NASA and the World Bank to create open-source technology solutions to social challenges. He was also the first editorial manager for Global Policy, one of the world’s leading international policy journals. He holds a PhD in Government and a Masters in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics, where he was the Ralph Miliband Scholar from 2009 to 2012.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) London School of Economics and Political Science (2009 — 2012)
• MSc London School of Economics and Political Science (2007 — 2008)
• BSocSci (Hons) University of Cape Town (2002 — 2005)

Companies

• Co-Founder Future Crunch (2014)
• Community Manager RHoK Australia (2014 — 2016)
• Associate Apidae (2013 — 2014)
• Founding Manager Global Policy (2008 — 2011)
• Senior Research Officer LSE Global Governance (2011 — 2011)
• Project Manager Sustainable RIO (2008 — 2009)
• Junior Lecturer University of Cape Town (2006 — 2007)
• Co Founder Largesse Events (2004 — 2007)