Jodie Thorpe

Jodie Thorpe is a Research Fellow in IDS in the Business and Development Centre, with over 15 years’ experience in research and advisory work. With a background in political science, her interests and current projects include public-private partnerships in agriculture, inclusive business, making markets work for the poor approaches and systemic change in business and development initiatives. She is interested in generating solid evidence and practical solutions that influence business leaders and policy-makers towards sustainable development. Prior to joining IDS, Jodie was a Private Sector Adviser at Oxfam GB, and served as Director at SustainAbility, a global think-tank and strategy consultancy on business risk and opportunities for sustainable development.