Meet the team
Gesu Antonio Baez, Executive Director & Chief Political Advisor
With extensive experience working with international governments and the UN system on developmental programs and advocacy campaigns, Gesu Antonio chose to bring his knowledge and passion for diplomacy in founding Pax Tecum Global. As Chief Political Advisor, he oversees Pax’s diplomatic mediation, political advisory and strategy to help businesses introduce themselves in new world regions, NGOs to progress their work on the ground with full governmental support and represent emerging economies in engaging with new markets that are sustainable and lead to higher social impact. A renown expert in the field, he is also an elected member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
Areas of expertise: diplomacy, international development, government relations, strategic partnerships, cross-cultural communications, new business enterprises, women's rights and health, humanitarian affairs and sustainable development.
Languages: Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German. Conversational in Arabic. Basic Greek.
Geographic exposure: Oman, Sudan, USA, UAE, Kuwait, European Union (incl. United Kingdom), Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco, Russia, Lebanon, Qatar, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Haiti, Rwanda, Nepal, China, India, Colombia, Australia and Somalia.
Charlotte Ӧsterman, Partner & Sustainable Development Director
With her full career having been dedicated to corporate sustainability and using business as a force for good, Charlotte oversees the sustainable development work of Pax and focuses on how to build the three pillars of sustainability into strategy, putting into effective project execution and evaluation. Through her previous roles in construction and facilities management, she is used to driving change in the corporate environment and cross-industry through collaborations such as the Supply Chain Sustainability School. She’s a Practitioner Member of IEMA, trained SROI practitioner and advisor to SVUK’s council.
Areas of expertise: Corporate sustainability, CSR, change management, social value, social return on investment measurement, auditing, environmental management, communications and sustainable development.
Languages: Fluent in English and Swedish. Conversational in Spanish, Danish and Norwegian.
Geographic exposure: United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Norway, Nicaragua and Argentina.
Eddie Saade,
Strategy Consultant
Eddie has over ten years of cross-sectorial experience in generating, optimising and executing on sustainable business practices. His services have helped SMEs and startups scale in healthcare, digital marketing, business resilience and investment. Prior to Pax Tecum Global, his last role provided him with a wealth of experience in managing public-private educational partnerships between Granahan McCourt Capital, Trinity College Dublin and CONNECT (part of the Science Foundation Ireland).
Eddie holds a BA in Middle East Studies and an MA in Global and International Studies from the University of California in Santa Barbara and a further MA in Television and Digital Journalism from the American University in Cairo.
Areas of expertise: Strategy, Operations, Project Management, Business Development
Languages: Fluent in English and Arabic
Geographic exposure: United States, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe
Dušan Lj Milenković, Political and Global Development Projects Consultant
Dušan is a political consultant with more than a decade of experience in developing and managing projects in the sector of international and political development, through the work of international organisations such as the National Democratic Institute (USA), the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and ISUOG (UK), as well as an independent expert. He is passionate about the political development of young democracies, constantly learning about its traits and limitations, and has spent a significant part of his professional career in supporting and enabling the democratic development of Western Balkan communities. Dušan is a board member and fellow in several regional think tanks and NGOs, with a wide network of contacts in governmental, academia, media and civil society circles.
Areas of expertise: governance, democratic development, political parties, parliamentary development, political behavior, elections, communciation and messaging, political campaigns, international development, women's rights and health.
Languages: Native in most of the former Yugoslavia languages (Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin). Fluent in English. Understands Macedonian.
Geographic exposure: Western Balkan (Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania), Oman, Africa and Central Asia.
Su Yun Woo, China Political Consultant
Based in Switzerland and having worked in both Asia and Europe, Su Yun brings a diverse array of experience in corporate and academic sectors. With her present research focus on Chinese political development, she contributes her political knowledge and expertise on China to the team. Su Yun has garnered extensive and varied exposure in China through her research stints, she has also worked with different actors ranging from government officials, academics and private businesses in both Singapore and China.
Area of expertise: Chinese political analysis, cross-cultural communication, government relations and business development.
Languages: Fluent in English and Mandarin. Conversational in German. Basic understanding of French.
Geographic exposure: Singapore, China, Switzerland and Germany.
Alex Wan,
Senior China Business Associate
Originally from Hong Kong, Alex Wan has worked in both domestic and international financial centres around the world as both a Banking Consultant and Project Manager with over 25 years solid experience at Chase Manhattan (now JP Morgan Chase), Midland Montague (now part of HSBC), Saudi International Bank (merged with Gulf International Bank) and Standard Bank. His experience and contacts in the business and financial world span over four continents, but with a particular focus in Asia Pacific and China. Alex brings to Pax Tecum Global more than 15 years experience in providing consulting for business in different sectors of the industry ranging from both medium-sized to multinational organisations around project finance, joint venture and foreign direct investment especially in China and sub-Saharan Africa.
In addition, Alex is both Ambassador and Business Adviser to the China Investors Club and China division at the London Capital Club in the United Kingdom.
Area of Expertise: Foreign Direct Investment, Chinese business affairs, Asia-Pacific business affairs, joint venture and new market entry,
Languages: Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
Geographic exposure: China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, European Union, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.
Jessica Colon,
Visual Designer
Based between both South Korea and the United Kingdom, Bijou helps bring Pax Tecum Global’s work to life by providing creative direction for the firm, in both branding and design. Experienced in producing design for social impact and good, she has previously worked with a range of companies, agencies and universities operating worldwide and locally - from branding and design and children’s books.
Area of expertise: Cross-cultural communications, digital marketing, sustainable design, sustainable development and illustration.
Languages: Fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Conversational in French and Korean.
Geographic exposure: United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Chile, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Moldova and South Korea.
