Thomas Legrand is the Lead Technical Advisor for the UNDP-convened Conscious Food Systems Alliance, and the author of the internationally acclaimed book “Politics of Being. Wisdom and Science for a New Development Paradigm” (2022), an invitation to radically rethink our model of development. Holding a Ph.D. in (Ecological) Economics, Thomas Legrand has worked on forest conservation, climate change, sustainable finance, and leadership, in particular the link between inner and outer transformations. He lives with his wife and their two young daughters near Plum Village, the monastery of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in the South West of France, his country.
“Only a profound change of minds and hearts can pave the way for peace and regeneration.”
