Robert Muggah

Robert Muggah is a political scientist, urbanist, and security expert. He is the co-founder of the Igarapé Institute and the SecDev Group, where he is known for his work on urbanization, crime prevention, arms control, migration, cyber-security, the digital economy, conflict and development studies. He regularly advises national and city governments, management consulting and technology firms, United Nations agencies ,and the World Bank.  

His work on designing interactive platforms to map arms transfers, track homicide, predict crime, and promote police accountability is globally recognized. He was listed as one of the top 100 most important people in violence prevention and is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Lewis Perinbam Award for outstanding humanitarian service and the Lind Fellowship in 2018. One of his organization's, the Igarapé Institute, was ranked the world's top social policy think tank in 2019 by Prospect Magazine. Provided by Wikipedia