Chris Jochnick is a global land rights expert and social entrepreneur with decades of experience in international development. Chris joined Landesa as CEO in August 2015 after leading Oxfam America’s work on corporate advocacy, including the successful “Behind the Brands” campaign. Jochnick is the co-founder and former director of two pioneering non-profit organizations: Center for Economic and Social Rights and the Ecuador-based Centros De Derechos Economicos y Sociales. Jochnick has taught human rights courses at Columbia, Harvard, American University and the University of Melbourne. He is a former fellow of the Echoing Green and MacArthur foundations.
Arresting DeforestationEconomic OpportunityEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsPeacePeace and Human RightsResponsible Supply ChainsSmallholder ProductivityStandardsSustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' Education
Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
