Damon Lynch has a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology (2020) from the University of Minnesota. He has worked for civil society organizations in South and SouthEast Asia, the Middle East, and his home country Aotearoa / New Zealand. He is also an accomplished photographer and software developer. He has an MA (2007) in International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame, and a BSc (1994) in Computer Science from Victoria University of Wellington.