The Institute’s Board of Directors comprises academic, business, and sustainability leaders from the United States and Canada.

Emily Klein
Senior Associate Dean, Duke University, The Nicholas School of the Environment

Barbara Jessie-Black
Executive Director, PTA Thrift Shop, Inc.; Former Chair, Foundation for a Sustainable Community

Frank Phoenix
Owner, Greenbridge Developments; Trustee, The Fenwick Foundation

Casey Steinbacher
President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce; Chair Elect, American Chamber of Commerce Executives

Niklaus Steiner
Director, the Center for Global Initiatives, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tony Waldrop
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill