A creative community-builder and researcher with a MSc in International Development, committed to expanding access and opportunity through human connection, partnership, and evidence-based storytelling.
Works across research, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement in the private and third sectors. Having lived in four countries, she thrives in cross-cultural, mission-driven environments spanning development cooperation, migration governance, humanitarian relief, and public policy.
Coordinating community engagement efforts and designing strategy for the community platform and product; leading community building; supporting core operations.
10–12 hours per week
AnalysisLessons from Seychelles for Búi and for the world
Maia Piermattei on a trip to Seychelles that upended her assumptions, and what a fifty-year-old island state's development strategy can teach Búi, our coastal and fisheries fund, and older states alike.
ReflectionMaia Piermattei on leaving her corporate job and finding, between olive trees in Morocco, that meaningful change often begins not with institutions, but with proximity, listening, and everyday action.
