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Boston, MA, US

Cambridge, MA, US

I direct the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative and teach strategy, innovation, and leadership for sustainable business at the masters and executive levels. I have built the team, overseen 4x growth of our masters-level Sustainability Certificate, developed 2 open executive education courses, a variety of custom programs for professional services firms.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

Helped strategize and design the Initiative with the leadership team. Develop programming for aspiring social innovators at Harvard. Teach sessions on problem formulation, systems thinking, and performance management - to the highly selective Cheng Fellows, and through Studio sessions open to all Harvard students.

Advisory Council member of TransCap, which aims to improve the way sustainable finance is purposed, designed, and managed so that money can become a transformative force in building a low-carbon, climate-resilient, just, and inclusive society.

Effort to support promising climate tech companies in reaching global scale.

I serve on the Board of Directors for a building materials company in the athletic field industry that is focused on increasing player safety and Cradle to Cradle-certified green materials. My goal is to provide perspective on emerging trends in sustainability and technology, as well as insights on people and organization.

As a consultant, my collaborators have called what I do “systems-impact deal making.” I listen to people, understand their strengths and aspirations, bring them together, help them articulate new possibilities for their work together, and facilitate high quality conversations and coordinated action, often using systems thinking and system dynamics tools. I.

København, Hovedstaden, DK

Served on the Board of Directors for Danish ag-tech startup. FaunaPhotonics develops laser and machine learning technology to count and identify insect pests, in order to target and reduce pesticide usage. Supported fundraising efforts in the impact investing community. Supported board and management team in transition from founder to external CEO. Helped.

Irvine, CA, US

I developed and taught a course on Sustainability and Competitive Advantage at the Merage School of Business at UC Irvine each spring for six years. High carbon footprint to fly out there from MIT, but worth it for the passion, engagement, and impact of my students there, and chance to connect with colleagues in the area. Won an Excellence in Teaching.

Concord, MA, US

Collective Leadership development (courses and coaching), dialogue facilitation, and organizational change consulting.

Helped design Emerging Links program for Pittsburgh Public Schools

In the dotcom boom (bubble), built an aspirational startup company with support from Knowledge Universe. Our aim was to develop web-based tools for parents and teachers of young children that could suggest developmentally appropriate activities. We were going for venture financing when the market crashed in late 2000 and didn't make it, but it was quite a.

Developed curriculum database tool and educational technology strategy for national childcare chain.

Ph.D., Organization Studies

M.Ed., Technology In Education

Ab, Psychology