Jeremy is a Seychellois conservationist who holds a Bachelor of Social Science in International Relations and Environmental Geographical Sciences and a Bachelor of Social Science in International Relations (Honors) from the University of Cape Town, a Diploma in Environmental Management from the Technical University of Dresden and a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University in the City of New York.

He is also an alumnus of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Fellowship and served as the Seychelles Permeant Mission to the United Nations’ Climate Change and Ocean Advisor throughout 2022 participating in UNFCCC, UNGA, and Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement negotiations.

Before negotiating international environmental law on behalf of Seychelles, small island developing states, and Africa, Jeremy worked with the Seychelles Islands Foundation for over five years coordinating the foundation’s projects - such as the Aldabra Clean-Up Project - and communications while contributing to national policy-focused on climate change, biodiversity and ocean conservation, as well as environmental impact assessment.

Jeremy is an Alumni of the Victoria Hub Seychelles, whereby he held several leading local and international roles coordinated the Environmental Youth Leadership Programme and supported several other projects. He is also a Sustainable Ocean Alliance Young Ocean Leader and has severed as inaugural member of the alliance’s Youth Policy Advisory Council.