Nick Ishmael-Perkins

Nick has worked as a journalist, media trainer and project manager for nearly 30 years in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. He founded the consultancy group Media for Development and was Head of Research Communication at the Institute of Development Studies for five years. 

He was Director of SciDev.Net, an online news service for science and technology in the developing world, prior to moving to CAB International to be Lead Technical Advisor in research communication for agriculture in emerging markets. 

Nick led the International Science Council’s Public Value of Science program, including producing the award winning multimedia project ‘Unlocking Science’, before heading to Washington, DC, to become Editor-in-Chief at Chemistry and Engineering News.

He has a post-graduate degree in anthropology and international development and has written extensively on development communication and knowledge mobilization.

He was also Artistic Director at Wretched Theatre.