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Gonzalo Fanjul
Policy Director at Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal). Head of Research and co-founder at porCausa Foundation. Editor of El País' 3.500 Millones blog. Ashoka Fellow 2018.
Gonzalo Fanjul is a prominent researcher and activist focused on poverty eradication and social issues. He has been a social innovation fellow with Ashoka since 2018, where he has developed a new model for media influence aimed at improving public discourse on social challenges, particularly migration. His work seeks to provide media outlets with research-based content to foster informed discussions and combat negative narratives surrounding marginalized communities.13
Currently, Fanjul serves as the Director of the Policy Analysis Department at ISGlobal, a health think tank based in Barcelona, Spain. He is also involved with the Fundación porCausa, which focuses on journalism and research to address poverty. Additionally, he is an associate researcher at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London and at the Spanish think tank CIECODE.12
Fanjul's career includes significant contributions to various research projects and publications related to migration, child poverty, and global health. He has authored the award-winning blog "3.500 Millones" for El País and has been involved in numerous initiatives aimed at fostering social justice and equity.123 His educational background includes a double degree in economics and development, and he has also studied at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.1