Bridging today's power with tomorrow's vision.

Bridging today's power with tomorrow's vision.

A NEXT GEN THINK TANK

Elevate next-generation policy leadership by amplifying youth-driven insights on global issues, bridging institutions with future leaders' ideas, and fostering Global North-South dialogue.

THE PROBLEM

Generational Disconnect

Policy institutions today are structurally dominated by older generations, while younger cohorts inherit critical policy problems like AI disruption and geopolitical instability  to climate crisis and economic volatility. This create a disconnect between decision-makers and those most affected.

Stifled Solutions

This divide is both generational and intellectual. It stifles creativity, fails to harness fresh insight,  and leaves untapped a critical reservoir of political imagination. In particular, voices from the Global  South are doubly marginalized, by age and by systemic underrepresentation in global forums.

Youth Underrepresentation

Despite comprising over 40% of the global population, individuals under 30 remain drastically  underrepresented in policymaking. While youth are often mobilized for grassroots advocacy, they  remain marginal within the architecture of formal decision-making. 

WHAT TO EXPECT

Bridging rigorous policy outputs with accessible public engagement.

Policy Engine, Global Podcast Series, Annual Youth Forum, Impact Incubator and more…

Policy Engine, Global Podcast Series, Annual Youth Forum, Impact Incubator and more…

Policy Engine, Global Podcast Series, Annual Youth Forum, Impact Incubator and more…

“If you don’t have a seat at the table,  you’re often on the menu. "

Adam

Policy papers and commentary by early-career policymakers, analysts, and strategists focused on AI, geopolitics, climate, and economic equity

Policy papers and commentary by early-career policymakers, analysts, and strategists focused on AI, geopolitics, climate, and economic equity

Beyond shaping ideas, MESA is committed to empowering emerging leaders, grassroots actors, and social entrepreneurs to transform policy recommendations into measurable action on the ground, ensuring that innovative thinking directly drives equitable and sustainable change.

Beyond shaping ideas, MESA is committed to empowering emerging leaders, grassroots actors, and social entrepreneurs to transform policy recommendations into measurable action on the ground, ensuring that innovative thinking directly drives equitable and sustainable change.

Beyond shaping ideas, MESA is committed to empowering emerging leaders, grassroots actors, and social entrepreneurs to transform policy recommendations into measurable action on the ground, ensuring that innovative thinking directly drives equitable and sustainable change.

MEET THE TEAM BEHIND MESA

Adam de Picot is a Franco-Australian geo-economic strategist and public policy innovator, specializing in global supply chains, Indo-Pacific geopolitics, and next-generation leadership.

A graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the London School of Economics, he was awarded the 2021 Daniel Kahneman & Richard Thaler Prize in Behavioral Economics. Adam has advised leading corporations and government bodies on navigating economic development, supply-chain resilience, and geopolitical risk.

Adam de Picot is a Franco-Australian geo-economic strategist and public policy innovator, specializing in global supply chains, Indo-Pacific geopolitics, and next-generation leadership.

A graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the London School of Economics, he was awarded the 2021 Daniel Kahneman & Richard Thaler Prize in Behavioral Economics. Adam has advised leading corporations and government bodies on navigating economic development, supply-chain resilience, and geopolitical risk.

Adam de Picot

Executive Director

Sage Lenier

Non-Executive Board Member
Founder Futureline

Ziad Ahmed 

Non-Executive Board Member
CEO of JUV Consulting (acquired by United Talent)

Mattias Burdman

Matias Burdman

Non-Executive Board Member
Political Strategist

Clarissa Marambio

Non-Executive Board Member
Climate Policy Strategist

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