Igarapé Institute and A. J. Reynolds

The Igarapé Institute is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with personnel in São Paulo, Brasília, Bogota and Mexico City.

Contents 1 Areas of work 2 History 3 Awards 4 References

Areas of work

The institute currently has three main programs focused on: Global and national drug policy Citizen security International cooperation and assistance.

The Igarapé Institute has been involved in a number of innovative projects such as an interactive visual history of the global arms trade and using smart phones to increase police accountability. History

The Igarapé Institute was formed in 2011 as an independent and non-partisan think and do tank in Brazil. The Institute is devoted to raising attention to the challenges of violence and insecurity across Brazil and Latin America. It works with other Brazilian organizations such as Conectas and Sou da Paz as well as international organizations such as the United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank to encourage changes in government policy.

The Igarapé Institute also serves as the secretariat of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, which includes former Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Cesar Gaviria, Ernesto Zedillo as well as leaders such as Kofi Annan, Richard Branson, Paul Volcker and Carlos Fuentes. The Institute also coordinates a network of young Brazilian leaders called Pense Livre to promote changes in national drug policy. The Institute is a partner of the Drug Policy Alliance and Google Ideas. Awards

The Igarapé Institute has been awarded several international prizes for its use of new technologies to prevent violence and promote transparency. In 2014, the Institute was one of two Latin American organizations to win a New Digital Age grants from Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Also in 2014, the Institute was singled out for a Networked Society award, promoted by Ericsson, and a Google Impacts award for its work on new technology and child protection. In 2012, the Institute received a Favorite Website Award.

The Igarapé Institute's executive director, Ilona Szabó de Carvalho and its research director, Robert Muggah, spoke at TED Global in 2014 on fragile cities and lessons for advocacy and campaigning. Also, in 2014, Robert Muggah delivered a keynote talk on cyber cartels at the Web Summit. Igarapé Institute's research on cities and citizen security is also widely recognized.

A. J. Reynolds and Igarapé Institute

Contents 1 Early life 2 Radio career 3 Movies and television 4 Further interests 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Reynolds was raised in Sydney River, Nova Scotia and was born into a family known locally for being radio personalities. Reynolds was the first son in a family of four, consisting of a younger brother and mother and father. Reynolds always had a keen interest in radio and often visited his uncle’s morning show on local station CJCB-AM. Radio career

Reynolds began his radio career in Moncton, New Brunswick as an afternoon announcer at CKCW-FM. He moved around in time slots and also filled in for news on both K94.5 and its sister station CFQM-FM. After a two-year period Reynolds had quit his position and one day later went to work on air and in production for CJMO-FM and CJXL-FM, where he refined his on air persona and also developed his production skills. In less than one year he became the overnight host on CFNY-FM. During his three years as host for CFNY he was often the fill in for Martin Streek. From 2005 till February 2009, Reynolds left radio to work in feature film. In February 2009, Reynolds restarted his radio career as an announcer at CKHZ-FM, holding number one ratings in the city for his time slot. After a one year period, Reynolds was moved over to the sister station for the launch of Atlantic Canada’s first ever New Rock Station. His position was short lived at CKHY-FM. Reynolds is the current host of Canada's Top 20 Countdown. His introduction to the international entertainment arena began while working with a fellow co-worker and launching the brand Canada's Top 20 Countdown a show now heard on stations coast to coast in Canada, across all Air Canada flights, The Canadian Forces Network and in 20 countries. Movies and television

In television, Reynolds has hosted many local programs, from news magazines to national lortery draws. Reynolds worked for over 5 years in feature films behind the scenes, working mainly as an executive producer’s assistant and various other positions. Currently Reynolds is in production on his latest television venture which is based upon Canada's Top 20 Countdown. Further interests

Outside of his radio career as an announcer, Reynolds is a businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Paradise Radio a brand of English radio stations in tourist destinations across the world and he is also the owner of Positive Number Productions, a syndicated program producer and distributor. Reynolds resides in Montreal.
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