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ADVISORY BOARD

The Advisory Board provides support and guidance to the Program's leadership in advancing its mission as one of the world’s foremost graduate programs in applied sustainability studies.  Advisory Board members comprise of alumni, faculty, and industry leaders in key positions in some of the world’s most impactful organizations who serve a critically important role in the development of the Program's educational and research programs.

Board Member Profiles

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Curtis Probst

CEO, New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation

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John Lewis

Senior Advisor Regenerative Agriculture at Phyla.earth

James Ossman portrait

James Ossman

Vice President of Marketplace Initiatives and Strategic Sourcing at Etsy

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Sally Paridis

Senior Sustainability Industry Expert

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Wendy Hapgood

Cofounder and COO, Wild Tomorrow Fund

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Dazzle Bhujwala

Senior Director at Ceres Investor Network

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Eileen McGinnis

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of CMC Energy Services

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Jim Kuster

Managing Partner of Gravitas Americas LLC

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Shaun Hoyte

Section Manager, Clean Energy Networks, Con Edison

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Dong Guo

Associate Director .

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Vance Merolla

Senior Vice President, Global Sustainability, Colgate-Palmolive Company

Kurt Vogt portrait

Kurt Vogt

Lecturer in Professional Studies; Corporate Banking

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Susan Blaustein

Founder/Director, WomenStrong International

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