Practical Action "was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr EF Schumacher to prove that his philosophy of ‘Small is Beautiful’ could bring real and sustainable improvements to people’s lives." [1]
- President - Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
Select Leadership
Accessed April 2012: [2]
- Simon Trace - chief executive (since 2005)
- Paul Smith Lomas - International Director
- Margaret Gardner - Marketing and Communications Director
Directors
Accessed April 2008: [3]
- Stephen Watson, Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Ruth McNeil, Vice Chair
- Nick Selbie, Treasurer
- Emma Crewe
- Mahmood Hassan
- Ben Hayman
- John Heskett
- Allan McRobie
- Alison Marshall
- Bryan Stevens
- Sean Sutcliffe
- Neil Thin
- Angus Walker
Contact
- Web: http://www.itdg.org
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch articles
- John Mead
- Katrina Brown
- Diana Mitlin - former trustee
- George McRobie
- Andrew Barnett - former director of research
- Former Director - Ken Ritchie