sustainability Experts

Cameron Ward

Innovation Leadership Council, CATAAlliance // Senior Vice President, Global ElectronicsAllied Electronics and lead executive for RS Components North America

Passionate about the unique opportunity global distributors and the supply chain have to enable innovation

Gina Jarman Hill

Professor & Department ChairTexas Christian University

Dr. Hill's interests include food security, sustainability, urban agriculture and community nutrition education.

Bassam Farah, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Kris Kitani

Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Michael Chajes

Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering; Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Dean of the Honors CollegeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Chajes focuses on bridge engineering and forensic engineering, unearthing the causes of engineering failures.

Kurt Zimmerman, AIA, LEED AP

Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Kurt Zimmerman advocates for affordable sustainability, best practices and building science to advance high performance buildings.

Jeff Thies, D. Min.

Clinical Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Director, Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability

Judi Shade Monk

Instructional Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Judi Shade Monk leverages over two decades of cross-disciplinary architectural practice in her collaborative, policy, and research efforts.

Michael Carriere, Ph.D.

Professor, Director, Honors ProgramMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Michael Carriere is an urban historian, with expertise in American history, urban studies and sustainability.

Elif Akçali

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Elif Akçali's research interests are inventory and supply chain systems, lean production systems, sustainability and creativity.