What We Do

We advise several governments, international agencies and non governmental bodies on a number of key policy themes. Our work is split between blue skies long term oriented public policy development and providing immediately implementable public policy solutions to specific current problems.

We are dedicated to providing solutions to the national and global challenges of 1) bringing about sustainable development, 2) tackling climate change, 3) improving governance 4) developing fair and effective macroeconomic policies and 5) reforming the financial system.

We reach out with information and analysis to increase understanding of these issues and generate an informed discussion and debate among policy makers, journalists, academics and ordinary citizens.

We challenge and advice policymakers to make better public policy decisions on these issues.

This past year, more than half our work has been dedicated to advocating and advancing the reform of the financial system along the principles of equity, dynamism, diversity, stability, sustainability and accountability. We have been providing realistic policy solutions to help improve the functioning of financial markets and harness them for generating positive outcomes while minimizing their negative footprint.

Who We Are

We are a non-partisan, independent and non-profit international Think Tank working to promote

• effective development
• a sustainable environment
• good governance
• fair and effective macroeconomic policies
• reform of the financial system

Re-Define brings together some of the top professionals in these fields to develop creative yet pragmatic solutions to the public policy challenges of our times.

Re-Define is led by Sony Kapoor, a well-known international expert in finance and development. Sony has a background in investment banking and derivatives trading and has also worked extensively with multilateral organizations such as the UN and the World Bank, governments including those of Norway and Germany and civil society organizations such as Christian Aid and Oxfam.

Re-Define Experts

Re-Define’s Experts and Advisory program brings together up to twenty prominent thinkers who have distinguished themselves in their field of work. This group represents the brain trust of Re-Define. In addition to contributing to Re-Define’s work and pool of ideas on a continuing basis, the fellows will also be responsible for providing inputs for strategic direction for Re-Define’s work. Many of the fellows hold senior level public policy positions and hence also provide both an ideal resource and channel for targeted advocacy initiatives.

• Sony Kapoor, former Investment Banker and Derivatives Trader with extensive experience in advising governments on international finance
• Avinash Persaud, former Managing Director State Street Bank and head of Research at UBS, currently Chairman of Intelligence Capital
• Michael Hoffman, former Director General, German Development Ministry, currently Executive Director for Germany, World Bank
• Rob Johnson, Managing Director Institute for New Economic Thinking, former Chief Economist Senate Banking Committee and former Managing Director Soros Fund Management
• Chris Rose, former Vice President Goldman Sachs, COO of several Hedge Fund companies, currently Hedge Fund and Risk Consultant
• Jose Antonio Ocampo, former Under Secretary General of the UN, currently Professor Columbia University
• Damon Silvers, Deputy Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel on TARP and Chief of Policy, AFLCIO
• Stephanie Griffiths Jones, Director Institute for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University
• Charles Abugre, former Managing Director of ISODEC, currently Head of Policy & Advocacy, Christian Aid UK

What we are currently working on

• Financial System Reform and Regulation
• The Development Impact of the Financial Crisis and New Financial Regulations
• Tax Havens, Fiscal Deficits, New Sources of Tax Revenue, Lack of Transparency in Finance, Responsible Finance
• Environmental Finance, Green Growth and Green Financial Systems
• Improving Global Governance and the Governance of the Financial Crisis

Contact

We have offices in Berlin and Brussels and staff who work from London and Oslo. Please email us at Info (at) re-define.org