Gerry Power

Gerry Power’s Bio

Dr. Gerry Power is Chief Research Officer with M&C Saatchi World Services. Together with his local partners he is focused on tackling some of humanity’s most challenging and important problems in fragile states and developing countries. Prior to this appointment, he served as COO of the UK Charity, InterMedia Research and Consulting Europe, part of the InterMedia Group, which he joined in 2010. From 2003 to 2010, as Director of Research and Learning at the BBC World Service Trust (now BBC Media Action).

Gerry established an award winning global network of researchers spanning 14 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He has taught at various universities including UCLA, UDLAP (Mexico), the University of Texas and the London School of Economics. He is also co-editor with Andrew Skuse and Marie Gillespie of “Drama for Development: Cultural Translation and Social Change” (SAGE India, 2011) and with Theresa Byrd of “U.S. Mexico Border Health: Implications for Regional and Migrant Populations” (SAGE, 1996).