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

The Institute’s current Executive Committee comprises:

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

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