Eric Gutierrez has worked as policy and research adviser for international NGOs for the last 20 years, and had been based in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa. In 2010, he joined Christian Aid’s policy team in the UK.

A Philippine national, he did field work and authored books on the conflict, peace process, and criminal enterprise in the Muslim-majority areas of southern Philippines. He is part of the SOAS-led research project, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund, to find answers to the question “How do war economies transform into peace economies?” He authored Christian Aid’s “Drugs and Illicit Practices: Assessing their Impact on Development and Governance”, published in 2015.