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Karl Schmidt, MS 鈥� Faculty Lead

Expertise: Resilient Value Chain & Strategic Reporting

Schmidt develops and teaches graduate sustainability courses for the College of Engineering and 草榴社区 School of Business鈥� MBA Program. He also serves as the director of the RISE Forum, which helps to advance member companies鈥� sustainability efforts through applied research and graduate student team projects. Prior to joining 草榴社区, Schmidt spent 28 years as an executive in environmental affairs, process excellence and global supply chain management at Johnson & Johnson..

Kathleen Iacocca, PhD

Expertise: Supply Chain & Business Analytics

Dr. Iacocca is an Associate Professor of Management and Operations at the 草榴社区 School of Business with her PhD in supply chain management. She has taught courses such as Introduction to Business Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management and Management Science. Her research includes applications of these topics in the healthcare industry and optimization across the supply chain. Dr. Iacocca鈥檚 work has been featured in many notable business publications including the International Journal of Production Research and Socio-Economic Planning Sciences.

Kelsea Ballantyne, MBA, MS

Expertise: Sustainability, Manufacturing and Operations Management, Transformational Leadership, Social and Environmental Intraprenuership and Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking

Ballantyne draws on her diverse experiences running Social Enterprises in Kolkata, India, coordinating Africa's representation at CoP 17 - 18, and leading corporate-wide culture change across The Boeing Company. Throughout these experiences she has leaned on her passion to recognize and bring out the light and wholeness in all people, situations, and organizations. She has 20 years of experience leading organizations small and large through behavior change and transformation to make the world a more sustainable place.

William Lorenz, MBA

Expertise: Sustainability Business & Leadership

Lorenz has more than 45 years of experience in the field of sustainable engineering. Currently he serves as the Director of the Sustainable Engineering Masters Program as well as a Professor of Practice. He previously worked for the Sun Oil Company, first in the refineries and then at the corporate level. During his tenure, he established new air, water, hazardous waste and audit programs that coincided with the development and implementation of the nation鈥檚 first sets of federal legislation. In 1984, Lorenz cofounded Environmental Resources Management and established the company's management consulting practice.

Therese DeVries Narzikul, 鈥�04 MBA, MSN, CRNP, EdD

Expertise: Systems Thinking & Transformational Systems Thinking & Transformational Leadership

Narzikul is a Professor of Practice at the College of Professional Studies teaching courses in systems thinking and leadership. She is also CEO of APN Strategies, a healthcare consulting and executive coaching company, where she helps clients use complexity to their advantage. She has more than 20 years as a strategic leader in both the payer and provider sectors of healthcare systems as well as in the non-profit, social enterprise space. In the governmental sector, Narzikul has worked to design new approaches that expose interdependencies with a commitment to improving outcomes.

Graham Sinclair, 鈥�04 MBA

Expertise: Expertise: Sustainable Investment and Strategy Development

Sinclair [] is investment strategist, whose experience includes responsible investment strategy at Parametric with US$340 billion AuM. Previously he ran an ESG advisory boutique designing sustainable investment theses at the intersection of investment, strategy and sustainability. Client engagements in the global institutional investment ecosystem included AIG Global Investors Group, the UN Environment Programme for the Principles for Responsible Investment, the Gates Foundation, International Finance Corporation, Istanbul Stock Exchange, the China Africa Development Fund, and The John Templeton Foundation. Sinclair has professional certifications in investment and sustainability, teaches at Harvard Extension School and hosts the .

Dave Stangis, MBA, MS

Expertise: Corporate Responsibility Strategy & ESG Leadership

Stangis most recently served as Chief Sustainability Officer and VP Corporate Responsibility/Public Affairs at Campbell Soup Company. He currently advises leading companies on ESG, technology and reputation and resiliency strategies. Over the course of 20 years, Stangis led two very different Fortune 500 corporations鈥擨ntel and Campbell鈥攆rom a standing start to clear and consistent world-class leadership in ESG, sustainability and social responsibility.