About us.

Shared Planet was founded in 2019 to help organisations to deliver positive environmental and social impact by providing research, analysis and stakeholder engagement support. We work primarily with civil society organisations, academic institutions and IGOs/governments on environmental issues.

Our business name is anchored in our belief that we must radically re-orient human society to prioritise living in harmony with nature - by allowing biodiversity to thrive, embracing de-growth and supporting a nature-positive approach to the economy that is inclusive and exists within planetary boundaries. We work with clients that share our values and are seeking to drive progressive change.

Our clients tend to be organisations that are seeking to resolve significant social and environmental challenges, which requires taking a multi-stakeholder approach to collaboration and dialogue. Our team offers a range of stakeholder engagement and analytical consulting services that help clients to understand scientific perspectives and recommendations, the issue and policy landscape, and the most important stakeholders to engage to inform their organisational strategy and delivery.

Some of our recent client experience.

Our team.

As a team, we believe that lasting social and environmental change can only be achieved by embracing what is best for society and putting it at the heart of meaningful stakeholder engagement. We are straight-talking, relentlessly curious and focused on excellence in everything we do. Our team have advanced academic training and a research background, so we are well-trained to analyse data and use and create different conceptual frameworks. We have diverse backgrounds and language capabilities, which enables us to bring multicultural and multidisciplinary thinking to the work that we deliver for clients.

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Managing Director

Stephanie Lvovich

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Stephanie Lvovich is the founder and Managing Director of Shared Planet. Before founding Shared Planet, Stephanie served as the global chair of public affairs at Edelman public relations. She has more than 25 years of public affairs and stakeholder engagement experience with a particular specialisation in reputation management, policy advocacy and thought leadership.

Prior to joining Edelman, Stephanie worked for APCO Worldwide in London for nearly nine years where she built and managed APCO Worldwide’s global Food & Consumer Products practice internationally as well as the firm’s new business function for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. Stephanie has authored articles in the field of international public affairs and corporate reputation and was recognised by HRH Queen Elizabeth in 2003 as a Pioneer to the Life of the Nation.

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Senior Consultant

Arielle Rosenthal

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Arielle Rosenthal is a Senior Consultant with Shared Planet and specialises in food systems and the Latin America region. Before joining Shared Planet in 2022, Arielle worked for the United Nations' World Food Programme assisting the Bolivian country office to develop their Country Strategic Plan for 2023-2027, including providing key strategic recommendations. Before joining the World Food Programme, Arielle worked with the Panama country office in their Communications and Knowledge Management Unit.

Arielle holds a BA in International Development and Latin American and Caribbean Studies from McGill University and a MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies at the London School of Economics.

Senior Consultant

Arimbi Wahono

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Arimbi Wahono is a Senior Consultant with Shared Planet, specialising in deforestation and biodiversity finance. Prior to joining, she worked with the Global Green Growth Institute (Indonesian branch), where she authored and reviewed policy briefs relating to the expansion of bio-compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) in Indonesia. She has extensive experience leading and writing with publications in her academic career, focussing broadly on human rights and Canadian socio-political issues.

Arimbi holds a BA in International Development and Political Science from McGill University, and a MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. Her studies have focussed on the consequences of financial and economic liberalisation, and the necessity for structural economic changes to achieve a more just, sustainable future.

Consultant

Joanna Grillis

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Joanna is a consultant for Shared Planet. Joanna has experience working in the development sector in the MENA region and Europe and has worked in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. She worked for Sayara International in Khartoum where she led Political Economy Analysis work on Sudan and supported ongoing programs and research in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL). She represents Sudan as a Council Member of the IGAD Youth Forum for Peace and has been trained in resource-related conflict prevention, management, and resolution. Joanna holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Political Science from the American College of Thessaloniki; she is fluent in English, Arabic, Greek and intermediate French.

Consultant

Megan Simpson

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Megan Simpson is a consultant with Shared Planet, focusing on indigenous and human rights issues. She has two years experience in policy research and development. Before joining Shared Planet, Megan Simpson worked as a policy analyst for the Métis National Council, an Indigenous government in Canada, where she researched and wrote reports focusing on the impacts of climate change on health, the social determinants of health, and other Indigenous public health issues. Megan has also worked as an editor for Triple Line, an international development consulting firm, reviewing documents related to an emerging finance market review and an investment strategy for public sector reform. Megan holds a BA in History and an integrated Master’s in Management from the University of British Columbia, Canada and a MA in Human Rights from University College London.

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Consultant

Laura Doanova

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Laura Doanová is a Consultant with Shared Planet. She has previously worked in the European Parliment as a trainee assistant to an MEP, where she was responsible for producing background papers and drafting position papers. She has also briefly interned at the LSE Government Department, where she supported a research project on environmental lobbying and policy-making, and in the UK government’s Department for International Trade (now Business and Trade).

Laura holds a BSc in Politics, having recently completed her studies at the London School of Economics.

Consultant

Helen Williams

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Helen Williams is a consultant for Shared Planet. Prior to joining, she interned for the U.S. Department of State, supporting international environmental diplomacy projects, and the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, advocating for policy to increase urban biodiversity. She has qualitative research experience from her time as a research assistant at the USC Security and Political Economy Lab, examining the linkages between natural resources and civil conflict.Helen holds a MPhil in Anthropocene Studies from the University of Cambridge, completing her dissertation on the legal rights of nature in the UK. She holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Southern California.

Consultant

Alessandra Zannier

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Alessandra Zannier is a Consultant with Shared Planet. She has previously worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, within the Office of Emergencies and Resilience. Here she supported FAO projects to improve food security in emergency contexts, including climate- and conflict-related emergencies, working with the Middle East, North Africa and Europe Desk. Prior to this, she was a trainee at the Delegation of the European Union to the International Organisations in Vienna, where she was responsible for researching and monitoring developments in the war in Ukraine. Alessandra also worked as an Assistant Trade Analyst at the Italian Trade Agency in London and interned at the International Commission on Missing Persons in The Hague.

Alessandra holds a BA in International Relations from the University of York and an MSc in Global Politics from the London School of Economics, completing her Master’s thesis on the humanitarian initiative for nuclear disarmament. She is fluent in English, Italian and intermediate French.

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Consultant

Helena Abou Haidar Ventura

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Helena Abou Haidar Ventura is a Consultant with Shared Planet. She has previously worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, within the Markets and Trade Division, where she worked on a FAO project on building responsible global value chains for the sustainable production and trade of tropical fruits. Working with companies to strengthen or establish risk-based due diligence systems to make their operations more sustainable and resilient to external shocks. Prior to this, she was a trainee at INTERPOL’s Global Centre for Innovation in Singapore, where she was responsible for programme support and coordination, and project monitoring and evaluation within the Capacity Building and Training division. Helena also worked at the United Nation’s Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, with the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms division, where she provided internal support in the GANHRI Sub-committee on Accreditation, UPR and special procedures. Helena holds a BA in European Social and Political science from the University College London, and is currently completing a MA in International Peace and Security at Kings College London. She is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian.

Consultant

Sze Vei Leong

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Sze Vei Leong is a Consultant at Shared Planet, with a professional background in gender equality and humanitarian contexts. Before joining Shared Planet, Sze Vei worked as a research assistant on projects closely aligned with UN Women initiatives in Ukraine and Türkiye. Her work included contributing to reports aimed at preventing violence against women and formulating key recommendations for gender-responsive assessments.

She holds a BA in International Development from King’s College London and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, with a focus on political economy and development economics. She is fluent in English and Mandarin.

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Consultant

Yiğit Gürpınar

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Yiğit Gürpınar is a Consultant at Shared Planet. Prior to joining the team, Yiğit worked at Metro AG, Turkey’s leading wholesale company, where he focused on digital communication strategies and traditional food networks & local seeds. He also interned at an electric vehicle (EV) start-up in the UK where his work included writing policy briefs and market reports, and at Bogazici University Political Science Department, where he supported research on eradication of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Yiğit holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul and an MSc in Political Science and Political Economy from the London School of Economics, completing his Master’s dissertation on the terrorism’s impact on voting behaviour. He is fluent in Turkish, English and French.

Consultant

Mariam Moussa

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Mariam Moussa is a consultant for Shared Planet, currently pursuing an MSc in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She earned her BA in Economics from The American University in Cairo (AUC), with minors in Political Science and History. Her professional background encompasses various developmental aspects within the MENA region. She served as a Research Assistant at the Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) in Egypt, contributing to reports on health data governance and researching AI startups in Agri-Food sectors across five MENA countries. Mariam's work experience includes roles in N Gage Consulting, where she undertook research on regulatory developments in the Food and Beverage industry, as well as in the banking reform sector at The Central Bank of Egypt, contributing to its strategy for promoting financial inclusion of MSMEs. She is fluent in English and Arabic.

Research Intern

Dana Abuzinadah

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Dana Abuzinadah is a consultant for Shared Planet, currently pursuing her BSc in Social Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE). She previously conducted research on various minority experiences in climate activism while studying environmental law. Dana was also awarded the best research project when completing an undergraduate preparatory program at University College London. Since then, she has served as a Lead Researcher for an LSE-based international development podcast.

Dana studied sustainability and technical innovation at the School of the New York Times before participating in policy briefing workshops hosted by various organizations, including the Tony Blair Institute (TBI). Additionally, her internship at the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has equipped her with government liaising skills, contributing to the success of the COP28 & Sustainable Development forum she hosted in late September.

The collaboration with Shared Planet has been deeply beneficial to Oxford Brookes Business School. Working closely with Shared Planet has been amazing in every way from their innovative ideas in project initiation, through to the research of food rescue solutions in hospitality businesses which has captured the attention of both the media and leading organisations. It has been an honour to work together with Shared Planet and experience first-hand industry professionals who demonstrate such an impressive and authentic commitment to social and environmental impact.

Professor, Businesses School at Oxford Brookes University

We are purpose-driven.

There are many organisations out there who are doing amazing work but cannot - for whatever reason - afford consulting fees. As a purpose-driven business, we actively seek out work in our practice areas to donate our time to good causes. Each year, we give up to 20% of our time pro bono to organisations working on planet-critical issues where we believe that stakeholder engagement, thought leadership and policy change will help them to achieve greater impact in their own mission - regardless of whether they can pay fees.