World Basic Income is a not-for-profit campaign organisation based in Manchester (UK). The organisation is supported by an International Advisory Board, which is made up of people with knowledge or experience of basic income or related issues from around the world.
Campaign Director

Laura Bannister is an economic justice campaigner, political activist and researcher. In various roles she has worked on global justice, universal basic income, trade justice, child rights and environmental issues, and she has helped to draft basic income manifesto proposals during general elections. She studied political economy with research focused on worldwide inequality and the potential for a global minimum wage. She has worked with NGOs in Zambia and the Eastern Africa Greens Federation in Uganda and Kenya. In 2016 she set up World Basic Income to campaign for a new way to share the world's wealth.
Directors

Paul Harnett is an economist. He works on macroeconomics, public finance management and poverty reduction, with specialisms in healthcare, agricultural economics, anti-corruption schemes, community participation, and safety nets including cash transfers. He has worked with the World Bank, European Commission, UNDP, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, World Health Organisation, the UK’s Department for International Development, the African Development Bank, SECO, USAID and various NGOs, and he sits on the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department expert panel. He has worked throughout Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe and the USA.

Tchiyiwe Thandiwe Chihana works for Opus Independents, a for-impact 'think and do tank' based in Sheffield. The organisation works in culture, politics and the arts to support and deliver 'upstream' projects which engage with social, economic and environmental concerns. Tchiyiwe is part of the core team of the UBI Lab Network, a worldwide network of citizens, researchers and activists exploring the potential of Universal Basic Income. In 2020, she co-founded UBI Lab Women to ensure that women's perspectives are heard in the movement. She holds a Masters degree in International Relations, Global Security and Development and is on the Boards of World Bicycle Relief UK and Migration Matters Festival.

Aderonke Apata is a human rights activist, feminist and LGBTIQ equality advocate. She is the founder of African Rainbow Family, a group that supports people of African heritage and LGBTIQ people seeking asylum. Whilst detained in Yarl's Wood in 2012 she started the Shut Down Yarl's Wood campaign, organising hundreds of women of all nationalities to demonstrate and demand freedom for all. She subsequently founded Manchester Migrant Solidarity, a self help group offering practical support and a political voice against the systematic mistreatment of migrants in the UK. She is currently a patron of Proud2Be, and a trustee of both Broken Rainbow UK and ReachOUT Leeds, and a Governor for the Rest of England with the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. She has a BSc in Microbiology, a Masters in Public Health and Primary Care, an NVQ 4 and Registered Managers Award in Adult care, a Postgraduate Degree in Law (Graduate Diploma in Law) and is currently studying the Bar Professional Training Course and Master of Laws.

Adam Ozanne is a senior lecturer in economics at the University of Manchester. After travels in Asia and the Pacific and a period working for ActionAid, he obtained an MA in Rural Development from the University of East Anglia in 1984. His research has focused on agri-environmental policy, agricultural development and the adoption of new technology in less developed countries, and the neglect of power in mainstream economics. His book, “Power and Neoclassical Economics: A Return to Political Economy in the Teaching of Economics”, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016. He is actively involved in the University and College Union (UCU), currently as branch secretary and is elected to its National Executive Committee.

Abdulrahman Idoko Adam is a life sciences researcher. He is currently a PhD student at King’s College London researching neglected tropical diseases. He was born in Nigeria where he initially obtained an undergraduate degree in microbiology and spent a few years working as a microbiology teacher and researcher. He is particularly interested in wealth inequality and the link between poverty and the prevalence of infectious diseases in highly impoverished communities in the developing world.

Nixon Tod is a carpenter and trade union organiser. After studying economics, he gravitated to his first love - carpentry - and spent 40 years wood-working for theatrical installations, and then supporting wood-work teaching in Further Education. All of this time he also worked as a trade union organiser and is now working full time on union issues, including as chair of the UK UNISON Further Education and Sixth Form College Committee. His long term interests in democracy, empowerment and the redistribution of wealth between Global North and South led him to become a founding director of World Basic Income.

Sarah Methven is a governance and social development consultant. She works on empowering citizens and civil society organisations to engage with governments and decision makers on rights, livelihoods, justice, community resource management and monitoring. After completing a Masters degree in Social Policy and Social Development she joined www.intrac.org and is now an associate. She has worked with the Department for International Development, the EU and other donors, and for organisations including Oxfam GB and Concern Worldwide. She lived in Southern Africa for ten years and now volunteers with Bristol Signing Support group that supports asylum seekers. After nearly thirty years working in development, she is excited by the potential of a world basic income to empower people and reduce global inequality.

Christopher Nwafor is the Executive Director at Africa Observatory, a public-benefit organization engaged in research and advocacy around social and economic issues in Africa. He is the founding Director and Program Manager at Coastal Resources Centre South Africa, the Africa Coordinator at Citizen Network, and Chief Executive Officer at Inclusion Alliance. He has a background in partnership work to empower communities and producer groups, and capacity building of NGO partners and public agencies across West and Southern Africa. He currently provides advisory, programme management and fundraising support to the non-profit sector as an independent consultant. He holds a Doctorate in Agriculture and Masters’ degrees in Public Administration and Development Studies.

Mike Dowden is an economist. He works on microeconomics, regional economic development focussing on labour market issues and dynamics (un/employment, routes into work, gender, training et al), SME and entrepreneur matters (especially survival entrepreneurship), programme development and financing. Mike’s experience has been with DfID, the European Commission, the World Bank and various NGOs. This work has taken place throughout Europe, Africa, the MENA and Gulf States, Asia and North America.
International Advisory Board

Caroline Teti is a development scientist based in Kenya.
She works at GiveDirectly as Director of Recipient Advocacy. Previously as a Field Director at GiveDirectly, she set-up the Basic Income pilot experiment that currently sends monthly transfers to over 20,000 beneficiaries in Kenya. She has spoken in various forums on the impact of cash on poor communities. She has worked for non-profits in East Africa and Europe and for the government of Kenya. She holds holds a postgraduate degree in Development Communication and a postgraduate Diploma in Gender and Human Rights.
She works at GiveDirectly as Director of Recipient Advocacy. Previously as a Field Director at GiveDirectly, she set-up the Basic Income pilot experiment that currently sends monthly transfers to over 20,000 beneficiaries in Kenya. She has spoken in various forums on the impact of cash on poor communities. She has worked for non-profits in East Africa and Europe and for the government of Kenya. She holds holds a postgraduate degree in Development Communication and a postgraduate Diploma in Gender and Human Rights.

Rahul Basu is Research Director at Goa Foundation, an environmental non-profit in India.
He is technical advisor to Mines, Minerals & People and on the India advisory board of the India Network for Basic Income. Rahul is a member of INSEE (Indian Society for Ecological Economics), EAERE (European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists), the Goenchi Mati Movement and The Future We Need. He has published papers in Economics & Political Weekly on mining and intergenerational equity. His experience includes finance & accounting, behavioural economics and public policy.
He is technical advisor to Mines, Minerals & People and on the India advisory board of the India Network for Basic Income. Rahul is a member of INSEE (Indian Society for Ecological Economics), EAERE (European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists), the Goenchi Mati Movement and The Future We Need. He has published papers in Economics & Political Weekly on mining and intergenerational equity. His experience includes finance & accounting, behavioural economics and public policy.

Julio Linares in an economic anthropologist and activist from Guatemala.
He is currently based in Berlin, where he explores the intersection between complementary currencies and basic income beyond the nation-state. He does social outreach work for the Basic Income Earth Network and holds an Msc from the Anthropology department at the London School of Economics.
He is currently based in Berlin, where he explores the intersection between complementary currencies and basic income beyond the nation-state. He does social outreach work for the Basic Income Earth Network and holds an Msc from the Anthropology department at the London School of Economics.

Frank Kamanga is a Lecturer in Economics at the Catholic University of Malawi.
Frank leads the Basic Income Malawi group and is a global ambassador for the universal basic income movement. He is a former Economist of the Reserve Bank of Malawi and has co-founded two non-governmental organizations: Global Hope Mobilization and Centre for Child Development and Research. As a dynamic Economist, his domains of change-making include universal basic income, business economics, agriculture, digital economy and youth development.
Frank leads the Basic Income Malawi group and is a global ambassador for the universal basic income movement. He is a former Economist of the Reserve Bank of Malawi and has co-founded two non-governmental organizations: Global Hope Mobilization and Centre for Child Development and Research. As a dynamic Economist, his domains of change-making include universal basic income, business economics, agriculture, digital economy and youth development.

Bruna Augusto is a founder of the ReCivitas Institute in Brazil.
She is co-responsible for the Brazilian Pilot Project of Basic Income at Quatinga Velho, the Basic Income Startup, and a developer of the Direct Democracy platform and the alternative intellectual property enabler the RobinRight.org license. She continues to work as a biologist and publisher alongside social activism.
She is co-responsible for the Brazilian Pilot Project of Basic Income at Quatinga Velho, the Basic Income Startup, and a developer of the Direct Democracy platform and the alternative intellectual property enabler the RobinRight.org license. She continues to work as a biologist and publisher alongside social activism.

Marcus Brancaglione is a founder of the ReCivitas Institute in Brazil.
He is co-responsible for the Brazilian Pilot Project of Basic Income at Quatinga Velho, the Basic Income Startup and a creator of the Direct Democracy platform and the alternative intellectual property enabler RobinRight.org license. He is a libertarian activist of the Basic Income and Direct Democracy movements and has published books and articles on the subject.
He is co-responsible for the Brazilian Pilot Project of Basic Income at Quatinga Velho, the Basic Income Startup and a creator of the Direct Democracy platform and the alternative intellectual property enabler RobinRight.org license. He is a libertarian activist of the Basic Income and Direct Democracy movements and has published books and articles on the subject.

Aleeza Howitt is a publisher at UBI Research, a think tank focused on the potential of a UBI created without governmental auspices.
She researches alternative currencies and government-independent universal basic income (UBI). Aspects examined include technology, governance, law, and economic theory. She is a research scholar at the Ronin Institute and a graduate of Tufts University. Aleeza is also an active member of "OpenUBI", an informal network of scholars and activists pursuing alternative UBI initiatives.
She researches alternative currencies and government-independent universal basic income (UBI). Aspects examined include technology, governance, law, and economic theory. She is a research scholar at the Ronin Institute and a graduate of Tufts University. Aleeza is also an active member of "OpenUBI", an informal network of scholars and activists pursuing alternative UBI initiatives.

Brandon Venetta is co-CEO and founder of Mannabase, a people-powered digital currency paid out as basic income, based in the USA.
A proud husband and father, Brandon has a professional career in project management in the construction and engineering sector. He is skilled at community building and relationship developmen, and driven by a compassionate desire to make this world a better place for future generations.
A proud husband and father, Brandon has a professional career in project management in the construction and engineering sector. He is skilled at community building and relationship developmen, and driven by a compassionate desire to make this world a better place for future generations.

Israel Kodiaga is the Founder and President of UBI Kenya
UBI Kenya is a leading platform championing the cause of basic income for all, with 76,000 registered active online users and a ground membership of over 200,000. He serves as the director of Programmes, Research and Strategic Development at The African Centre for International Studies where he conducts analysis and early warning on conflicts in Africa with the aim of informing policy responses. He is a visiting Professor in a number of leading international universities and a consultant for a range of organisations.
UBI Kenya is a leading platform championing the cause of basic income for all, with 76,000 registered active online users and a ground membership of over 200,000. He serves as the director of Programmes, Research and Strategic Development at The African Centre for International Studies where he conducts analysis and early warning on conflicts in Africa with the aim of informing policy responses. He is a visiting Professor in a number of leading international universities and a consultant for a range of organisations.

Sarath Davala is the Vice President of the Basic Income Earth Network, and the coordinator of India Network for Basic Income (INBI).
He is an independent sociologist based in Hyderabad, India. He was the Research Director of the Indian Basic Income Pilot Study with R. Jhabvala, S.K. Mehta, and G. Standing, and they co-edited Basic Income: A Transformative Policy for India? He is also the co-founder of Mission Possible 2030 which is a global initiative that links basic income and UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to this, Sarath was an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India.
He is an independent sociologist based in Hyderabad, India. He was the Research Director of the Indian Basic Income Pilot Study with R. Jhabvala, S.K. Mehta, and G. Standing, and they co-edited Basic Income: A Transformative Policy for India? He is also the co-founder of Mission Possible 2030 which is a global initiative that links basic income and UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to this, Sarath was an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India.

Brent Ranalli is an environmental policy practitioner and researcher.
His book Common Wealth Dividends: History and Theory recounts the principle of common wealth dividends (the idea that those who make private use of common resources should compensate those who are excluded) in three different domains: as applied to land by Thomas Paine and others; as applied to oil and other natural resources starting with the Alaska Permanent Fund; and as applied to the atmosphere as a carbon sink. The book also situates the exploitation of natural resources for dividends within a larger framework of ecological sustainability, and investigates the extension of the idea of common wealth dividends beyond nature to man-made common resources like our financial and monetary systems.
His book Common Wealth Dividends: History and Theory recounts the principle of common wealth dividends (the idea that those who make private use of common resources should compensate those who are excluded) in three different domains: as applied to land by Thomas Paine and others; as applied to oil and other natural resources starting with the Alaska Permanent Fund; and as applied to the atmosphere as a carbon sink. The book also situates the exploitation of natural resources for dividends within a larger framework of ecological sustainability, and investigates the extension of the idea of common wealth dividends beyond nature to man-made common resources like our financial and monetary systems.

Gary Flomenhoft is a basic income scholar and lecturer.
He recently completed a PhD on the economics of common wealth at the University of Queensland, where he is a Research Fellow. As a Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, he originated the Vermont Common Assets Trust Fund (VCAT), which was a basic income bill submitted to the legislature twice; in 2007 and 2011. He and his students calculated the value of basic income from rent on common wealth in Vermont which appeared in the book “Exporting the Alaska Model”. He summarized Total Economic Rents of Australia as a Source for Basic Income, in the book “Financing Basic Income”.
He recently completed a PhD on the economics of common wealth at the University of Queensland, where he is a Research Fellow. As a Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, he originated the Vermont Common Assets Trust Fund (VCAT), which was a basic income bill submitted to the legislature twice; in 2007 and 2011. He and his students calculated the value of basic income from rent on common wealth in Vermont which appeared in the book “Exporting the Alaska Model”. He summarized Total Economic Rents of Australia as a Source for Basic Income, in the book “Financing Basic Income”.