Advisory Board

Burnell “Burney” Fischer

Burney retired from Indiana University in 2020. Prior to being recruited to IU by Elinor Ostrom he was the Indiana State Forester and Director of...

Stephen Swartz

Stephen W. Swartz spent 18+ years as general counsel of the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust based in Washington, D.C., before stepping down in 2018....

Paul Labovitz

Paul Labovitz

Paul’s almost 35-year National Park Service career included river conservation and trail development in over 25 states and work in National Parks and Protected Areas...

Ryan Murray

Ryan previously held roles at Lilly in Global Regulatory Affairs and as Health, Safety and Environment Counsel. Prior to his career at Lilly, Ryan worked...

Christiana Ochoa

Christiana Ochoa’s research seeks to understand how economic activity impacts human and ecological well-being. Her theoretical and empirical research relies on international and comparative law,...

Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson is the senior director of The Heinz Endowments’ Environment & Health Program, which is part of the foundation’s Sustainability Strategic Area and focuses...

John Fernandez

A respected senior executive leader, John has extensive experience leading private and public organizations. John joined The Mill, Bloomington’s home for innovators, to catalyze the...

Steve Ferguson

Stephen L. Ferguson is Chairman of the Board of Cook Group Incorporated of Bloomington, Indiana, the parent company of companies worldwide involved in the research,...

Michael Dorsey

Michael Dorsey

Dr. Michael K. Dorsey is a recognized expert on global energy, finance & sustainability matters. In 2013 the National Journal named him one of 200...

Fred Cate

Fred Cate

Professor Cate specializes in information privacy and security law issues. He has testified before numerous congressional committees and speaks frequently before professional, industry, and government...

Stephen Beard

Stephen Beard

Beard was appointed Adtalem’s CEO and a director on its board in 2021. As CEO, he has guided the transformation of Adtalem’s portfolio strategy, including...

Michael Dennis

Michael Dennis worked for The Nature Conservancy for 35 years. He started his career as the New England Field Director in 1975 and spent the...

Cameron Clark

After 9 years with DNR, Cam retired in 2020. Prior to his public service he practiced law for 21 years, focusing primarily in the area...