Matthew Hengesbaugh is a Communications Coordinator currently supporting the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) with action research on the 2030 Development Agenda. Matthew has worked extensively in the Asia-Pacific region advocating and delivering sustainable development policy objectives since 2006, over which time he has advised and consulted with the United Nations, including the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) on issues including climate change, green jobs, green economy, and sustainable consumption and production. He received his M.A. from University of Trento, Italy, where as an Erasmus Mundus scholar he studied Local Economic Development. In addition, he also holds a M.A. in International Relations from the University of Wollongong, Australia, as well as B.A.s in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.