
Amelia Clarke
Biography
Dr. Amelia Clarke has been working on environment and sustainability issues since 1989, including as President of Sierra Club Canada (2003-2006) and as the first Director of the University of Waterloo’s Master of Environment & Business degree (2009-2018). She is now an Associate Dean of Research and an Associate Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise & Development at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Her main research programs are on implementing sustainable community plans (including community climate action plans), and on youth & innovation. Dr. Clarke holds a PhD in Management (Strategy) from McGill University. She is currently also a founding member of Nature Canada’s Women for Nature, a member of the GreenBiz Intelligence Panel and WRI’s Advisory Council for the Ross Centre Prize for Cities, and named on the #ThinkList30. She has published in journals including: Journal of Business Ethics; Business & Society; Organization & Environment; Journal of Cleaner Production; Public Administration Review; and International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. Connect through Twitter @DrAmeliaClarke and LinkedIn.