
Robert Riggs
CEO and Founder at Global Intelligence Insights®
TED Attendee
Bronx, New York, United StatesAbout Robert
I am a…
Activist, Athlete, Brainstormer, Business leader, Change agent, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Event planner, Explorer, Global soul, Idea generator, Musician, Policy maker, Potential employer, Project manager, Startup, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Bio
Robert Riggs, M.A. in contemporary Middle East studies, CEO and founder of Global Intelligence Insights, a consultancy focused on geopolitical risk analysis and nonprofit organizational development, spent over a decade university teaching and researching religion, history, and political economy of the Middle East and North Africa . He is also the former Chief Operations Officer of a non-profit that worked in South Sudan and Sudan to prevent human trafficking by establishing sustainable agricultural systems and microenterprises in conflict zones where little government or private support was available.
I'm passionate about
Middle Eastern, North African, and East African societal empowerment, sustainable development, and political economies; Comparative religions; Global environmental preservation and sustainability solutions; Exercise and wellness; Mindfulness meditation
An idea worth spreading
The environmental movement in all of its aspects needs a common communication strategy, playbook, and narrative to propel climate action forward rapidly and on a global scale.
Areas of expertise
Comparative Religion, Geopolitical Risk Analysis, History, Human Trafficking, International Development, Islamic and Middle East Studies, Nonprofit Organizational Development, Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa, Sustainable Development
Things you might not know
Musical performance