Meet our Experts

Mr. Arkesh Ayyagari ​

Researcher

Arkesh Ayyagari is an Advocate practicing in India in the field of Civil, Commercial and International Financial laws and is associated with a Senior Panel Counsel representing the Union of India before Indian Courts.
 
He is pursuing a Master's degree in Corporate and Financial Laws from Jindal Global University in India, and a degree in International Humanitarian Law. He is interested in Asian geopolitical structures and their implications on International Humanitarian Law. He further studies the role of state and non-state actors with regards to Impact Investments in India.
 
Mr. Ayyagari further runs a Martial Arts Institute in Mumbai, which provides free self-defense education to the underprivileged and marginalized sections of the Society.

Ms. Azucena Carrasco

Researcher

Azucena Carrasco is a political and media adviser with more than fifteen years of experience as a radio journalist and five years' experience in the Australian government sector.

Always fascinated by the international arena, she holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Political Science from the UNED in Madrid and a Master's degree in Development Practice with a major in Politics of Global Development from The University of Queensland.

Ms. Carrasco is currently an executive member in the Queensland Chapter of Media Diversity Australia where she works as Advocacy and Development Officer. She’s interested in executive communication, media monitoring, examining new global trends in geopolitics, leadership, relationship building, political speeches, human rights and the particular development of initiatives focusing on inclusion.

Ms. Esther Brito Ruiz

Researcher

Esther Brito Ruiz is a Master’s Graduate in Women, Peace, and Security at the London School of Economics; specializing in conflict and women’s rights.

Currently, she is a researcher at the IESE Business School, writing a book on urban governance. She was previously a Global Shaper within The World Economic Forum, where she co-founded the Empowering Diversity in Tech and Entrepreneurship (EDiTS) initiative, seeking to increase diversity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

​She has also served as the Chair of the Conflict, Security, and Crime Student Research Committee at IAPSS, conducting research on security issues, and been a Teaching Assistant at the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY).

​Esther has lived and studied in six countries across four continents and is passionate about generating positive social impact.

Mr. Giles Emmannuel Jacquet

Researcher

Gilles-Emmanuel Jacquet holds a Master degree in Political Science from the University of Geneva and a Master degree in European Studies from the European Institute of the University of Geneva.

Mr. Jacquet worked in 2006 as an intern for the legal protection unit of the Central Asia, North Africa and Middle East department at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva.

He then worked for the French Ministry of Justice in 2008 and 2010, as well as the cooperation and cultural services of the French Embassy in the Republic of Moldova and the « Alliance Française » of Chișinău in 2009. Mr. Jacquet was also a reporter at the United Nations in Geneva for Pax Press Agency in 2014-2019 and Sputnik News in 2017, as well as the editor-in-chief of the Geneva-based NGO Security and Human Rights in 2019.

Since 2010, he teaches International Relations and related subjects in various private universities in Geneva (Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Geneva Business School, International Management School Geneva, UMEF) and abroad (Afghanistan, Algeria, Congo, Ivory Coast, Niger).

​Since 2018, Mr. Jacquet is an analyst and treasurer at the Geneva International Peace Research Institute. He is the author of various publications, among which Histoire du conflit moldo-transnistrien, Éditions Connaissances et Savoirs / Publibook, 2017.

Ms. ​Mathilda Castel

Researcher

Mathilda Castel is currently pursuing her Master in International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law at the Europa Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt-Oder, Germany. She did a previous Bachelor Diploma in European Studies at the University of Passau, Germany, including a year abroad at the Eötvös Lorànd University in Budapest, Hungary.
 
She worked as an intern at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy, and previously as an intern for the district court of Saarbrucken, Germany.
 
She has been passionate about human rights and humanitarian law for many years. She has a particular interest in the protection of women’s rights and the fundamental rights of migrants and refugees. Ms. Castel worked as a volunteer with refugees who wished to study in Germany.
 
She is also fluent in German, French, and English.

Ms. Min - Soo Minee Roh

Researcher

Ms. Roh has worked to represent the voices of overseas workers, immigrants, children, federal employees, prisoners, people of color, LGBT+ community, refugees, domestic violence survivors and North Korean defectors by working at South Korean agencies (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ministry of Justice), Korea Society, private law firm, Juvenile Justice Advocate International, American Federation of Government Employees, International Refugee Assistance Project, Seoul Arts Centre, Association of Women for Action and Research, and United Nations Watch. Starting her international career at the UN Human Rights Council in 2014, she worked in: Geneva, Switzerland; Singapore; Seoul, South Korea; and Wasghinton, DC, United States.
 
Ms. Roh completed her Bachelor's degree at Boston University by studying International Relations and History of Arts and Architecture. Human rights, on one hand, and interests in arts and entertainment, on the other hand, inspired her to pursue Juris Doctor at American University, Washington College of Law where she focused on international comparative law and intellectual property law. 
 
Ms. Roh is currently going through a transition period of relocating herself from Washington, DC to California.