Based in Cape Town, Yoliswa joined GlobeScan in July 2024. Yoliswa’s experience spans across the public and private sectors in areas of economic research, customer insights, public transport, and impact analysis. Yoliswa holds an undergraduate degree in Management Studies specialising in Economics and an honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management both from the University of Cape Town. Yoliswa is passionate about evidence-based decision making, contributing to transformative strategies, and promoting effective collaborations. Yoliswa is fluent in isiXhosa and … “Yoliswa Tiwe”
Connor joined GlobeScan in 2021, having previously led a global youth research project to understand opinions on the sustainable energy transition leading up to 2030. He has also led public and private environmental clean-up events, educated on marine-based plastic pollution, and is a certified WWF Living Planet Leader. Connor holds a Master of Sustainability degree and focused his major research on the motivations and barriers of choosing to lead an off-grid lifestyle in Canada. He additionally holds a Postgraduate Certificate … “Connor Thompson”
Pendragon is an experienced strategist who has spent over a decade guiding global blue-chip companies in how to be more sustainable, equitable and profitable. He works closely with businesses to help them understand the accelerating pace of change and the shifting stakeholder needs they face, so they can shape their own future. This builds on his expertise in researching and engaging audiences including consumers, investors and opinion leaders. His work in mapping, tracking and predicting trends has helped clients such … “Pendragon Stuart”
As Chief of Staff, Shannon supports the CEO and senior leadership team at GlobeScan in coordinating and executing high priority initiatives. She applies her two decades of experience to work strategically and collaboratively across the company, streamlining activities based on the priorities of the CEO and contributing to the long-term success of the company.
Based in the Toronto office, Harshita joined GlobeScan in 2022. She brings ten years of experience having been an editor and proofreader of curriculum books with various publishing houses in Singapore, India, and Canada. In her role at GlobeScan, Harshita provides proofreading and quality control for our reports and presentations.
Sylvie has 15 years of experience as project director, analyst and report writer for both corporations and NGOs on strategic research programs, research approaches with key stakeholders and multi-country tracking programs, market analysis and market sizing in APAC. She is a post-graduate, KEDGE Business School (Marseilles’ Graduate School of Management, France), Master with specialization in International Business and International Marketing. Sylvie is now living in France, having worked in Hong Kong for twelve years.
Based in our Toronto office, Stacy directs strategic communications for GlobeScan’s thought leadership program. Stacy has an in-depth understanding of CSR and sustainability and is experienced in working globally across multiple stakeholder audiences. She also coordinates joint thought leadership strategies and campaigns with our partners. She has over two decades of client-side experience in communications and CSR from her time at British Telecom (BT) in London, UK. Stacy moved from the UK to Canada in 2015. She holds a degree … “Stacy Rowland”
Based in Cape Town, Ruksana joined GlobeScan in January 2022. An experienced research consultant and project manager with more than a decade of experience, she holds an Honours Degree in Marketing from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Ruksana understands the needs of her clients and has experience in both qualitative and quantitative projects, ranging from stakeholder research to consumer behaviour. She has a keen interest in sustainability research and continues to grow her expertise here. When not at her desk you will find her … “Ruksana Rasul”
Based in the Toronto office, Svetlana re-joined GlobeScan in early 2022 as a research assistant with the Data Analytics Team (she had interned with GlobeScan in 2015). Previously, Svetlana volunteered with several organization most recently in the capacity of a grant writer and researcher for the SMILES foundation. She holds a BA (Honours) in Psychology from York University and a Post Graduate Certificate as a Research Analyst from Georgian College. She has a particular interest in research analysis, sustainable living, … “Svetlana Rakevitch”
Vinicius joined GlobeScan’s Brazil office in 2019, where he has worked on a variety of sustainability strategy, stakeholder engagement, purpose and reputation management projects, leveraging his years of experience in local development and diversity projects across a range of sectors. Prior to joining GlobeScan, Vinicius worked in the sustainability, CSR and communications departments for several major companies and NGOs in Brazil. He holds a Master in Public Policies, is fluent in Portuguese and English and proficient in Spanish.