GBN : Our Practice

Economic and community development advisor, Metropolis Strategies/Chicago Community Trust; former executive director, Chicago Metropolis 2020, launching infrastructure, justice, education, and quality of life initiatives; former president, Inland International

Albert Bressand

Economist; executive director, Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy, Columbia University; former vice president, Global Business Environment, Shell International; founder, Prométhée, Paris; coauthor, In the Company of Visions and Enhanced Transparency: Meeting European Investors Needs

Peter Calthorpe

Architect and planner of environmentally progressive community development and "new urbanism" design; author, The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl and Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change

Joel Garreau

Geographic demographer and cultural commentator; professor of law, culture and values at Arizona State University's law school; fellow, New America Foundation; former senior writer, The Washington Post; author, The Nine Nations of North America, Edge City, and Radical Evolution

Peter Gleick

International water authority, including impacts of climate change, sustainable use, human health, privatization, globalization, and international conflicts; co-founder and president, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security; author, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water

Amory Lovins

Energy efficiency and sustainability pioneer; cofounder and director of research, Rocky Mountain Institute; founder of Hypercar Inc., MacArthur fellow; author or coauthor of 31 books, including Natural Capitalism, Winning the Oil Endgame, and Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

Chris Luebkeman

Geologist, structural engineer and architect, specializing in sustainable and thoughtful design. Heads Global Foresight + Innovation initiative at Arup, a global design and engineering firm. Author, Drivers of Change 2009

Irving Mintzer

Economist and environmentalist, specializing in global energy policy; international climate change negotiator; former editor, Global Change

AnnaLee Saxenian

Political scientist specializing in regional economic development and information technology; dean, School of Information and professor, city and regional planning, U.C. Berkeley; author, Regional Advantage and Silicon Valley's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Mathis Wackernagel

Pioneer in sustainable development and metrics; executive director, Global Footprint Network; co-creator, the Ecological Footprint; author, Our Ecological Footprint

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