Dr Gerry Power is Partner and Managing Director at Purpose, based in London.

For more than 25 years he has designed and directed multi-country global impact, measurement and learning studies on narrative change, campaigns, communication strategy, creative execution and public opinion for multilaterals (British Council, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO), foundations (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Democracy Fund, Luminate, Wellcome Trust) and NGOs (BRAC, HIVOS, SightSavers). His work has a particular focus on prejudice, equality and social justice.

Gerry was formerly Chief Research Officer at M&C Saatchi World Services. He also served as Director of Research and Learning at BBC Media Action, establishing an award-winning global research network across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

He was Vice President with Magid Associates, the media research and consulting firm in New York and London. Gerry has also served on the faculties at UCLA, UDLAP (Mexico), the University of Texas and the London School of Economics.

Gerry is an avid traveller, especially to Ardmore, County Waterford, in his native Ireland.

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