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Ben Dyson ... Founder and Director of Positive Money ... London, United Kingdom ... Think Tanks

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I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. Positive money sounds like a great idea and long overdue. I would also argue that we also need to fix the singular focus on business profit as a core goal of society - Peter Burgess
Peter Burgess

Ben Dyson Founder and Director of Positive Money London, United KingdomThink Tanks Current Positive Money Education School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London 500+ connectionsConnectSend InMailMore options uk.linkedin.com/pub/ben-dyson/13/266/b3 Contact Info Background Summary I'm the founder of Positive Money (www.positivemoney.org) and co-author of a book called Modernising Money: Why Our Monetary System is Broken & How we Fix It. I founded Positive Money in 2010 to raise awareness of the connections between our current monetary and banking system and some of the biggest social, economic and environmental challenges that we face today. We now have over 11,500 members in the UK and internationally, and have been mentioned in mainstream UK press (such as the Telegraph, Independent and Guardian). I am a co-author of Modernising Money, a book which explains how our current monetary and banking system can be fundamentally reformed. I’ve also spoken about this issue for BBC Radio 4’s FourThought programme, and have met senior regulators and government officials in the UK to raise awareness of these issues. Specialties: banking, understanding the UK monetary system, banking reform, financial reform, alternative models of banking, online marketing and campaigning Experience Positive MoneyDirector Positive Money January 2010 – Present (3 years 8 months)London, United Kingdom Positive Money is a not-for-profit research and campaigning organisation formed in May 2010 to research and promote a stable, sustainable and fair alternative to the current business model of banking. We believe there are fundamental flaws in the banking system that are at the root of - or a major contributor to - problems like poverty, excessive debt, growing inequality and the environmental breakdown. We work to identify the links between the current banking and monetary system and the serious social, economic and ecological problems that face the UK and the world today. We're getting through to politicians in the main parties, officials in the Treasury, the government's Independent Commission on Banking. We're educating key decision makers on the real, harmful impact of the current banking system upon society, the economy and the environment. Skills & Expertise 50Banking Education School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London BSc, Development Economics 2005 – 2007 Completed the first two years of a degree at SOAS. Shortly after completing the final exams of the second year a business opportunity came up that was too good to miss so I withdrew from the course and moved into the business start-up world. Additional Info Personal Details Birthday May 14 Recommendations Given (3) Jal Islam Jal Islam Head Banking Career Consultant & Host of BankTalkShow.com Jal is a hard-worker up for long hours and doing whatever is necessary to pull things together .He's professional and presentable. I've seen him pick up new skills quickly and master them. I'd recommend him as a colleague and employee. September 11, 2012, Ben worked with Jal at BankTalksShow.com Brent Sergeant Brent Sergeant Research Analyst Brent volunteered with Positive Money in the summer of 2010, pulling together statistical data from the Bank of England and house price data to research the connection between bank lending and the house price bubble. Many thanks for your help Brent - much appreciated. October 10, 2011, Ben worked directly with Brent at Positive Money Jason Scott Jason Scott Joint CEO Jason has solid ethics, innovation and enthusiasm, and always seems to be cheerful even when the global outlook is negative. I can wholeheartedly recommend working with Jason in any capacity. March 16, 2011, Ben was with another company when working with Jason at Civilised Group See More ConnectionsShared (4) Jem BendellJem Bendell1st Director, and Professor of Sustainability Leadership at Institute for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS) Mike TownsendMike Townsend1st Founder & CEO, Earthshine Solutions Ltd Peter ChallenPeter Challen1st Convenor at Global Justice Movement London Table Josef Davies-CoatesJosef Davies-Coates1st Helping you to discover, contribute to and replicate intelligent responses to climate, energy and economic uncertainty PreviousNext Groups AIESEC Alumni Global AIESEC Alumni Global Join AIESEC Alumni UK AIESEC Alumni UK Join Banking & Monetary Reformers Group Banking & Monetary Reformers Group Join Economic Research Council Economic Research Council Join Get business in London Get business in London Join Positive Money UK Positive Money UK Join Sustainable Leaders - IFLAS Sustainable Leaders - IFLAS Join rebuildingsociety.com rebuildingsociety.com Join Following The Finance Innovation Lab Nonprofit Organization Management Follow Positive Money Think Tanks