External Advisory Board

EAB Overview

Representing a wide range of sectors, our External Advisory Board provides broad-based expertise to inform and shape institute strategy. By expanding our perspective on pressing sustainability challenges, these sustainability leaders play a key role in fostering U-M's global leadership in the field.

Current Members

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Andy Buchsbaum
Vice President, Conservation Action
National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
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Bernard David
Chairman
The Global CO2 Initiative
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Lois DeBacker
Managing Director, Environment Program
Kresge Foundation
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Monica Ellis
Chief Executive Officer
Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF)
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John Erb
President
Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
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Don Graham
Chairman
The Graham Group
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Steve Hamburg
Chief Scientist
Environmental Defense Fund
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George Heartwell
Former Mayor
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan (MI)
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Diane Holdorf
VP & Chief Sustainability Officer
Kellogg Company
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Carl Page
Entrepreneur
Anthropocene Institute
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Paul Portney (Chair)
President Emeritus
Resources for the Future
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Rick Rothman
Managing Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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Helen Taylor
State Director, Michigan
The Nature Conservancy
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Bill Thomas
Of Counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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Mark Van Putten
President & CEO
Wege Foundation
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John Viera
Global Director, Sustainability
Ford Motor Company
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Mike Witt
Global Director, EH&S
The Dow Chemical Company

Previous Members

Dean Adler, David Baxter, Brent Blackwelder, Mark Bonnema, Mary Buzby, Tom Catania, Libby Cheney, Jeff Connelly, Sanjay Correa, Alex Green, DeDe Hapner, Michelle Harvey, Neil Hawkins, Gary Hirshberg, Robert Hutchinson, Richard Jarman, Mark Kane, Charles Newman, Richard Pearson, Lana Pollack, Janet Ranganathan, Lois Schiffer, Steven Sgambati, Jeanne Stahl, Dave Stangis, John Stowell, Robert Townsend, Anne Wallin, and Kathrin Winkler

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