Who Delivers PCSB?

Before embarking on an academic career Theo spent 15 years working in industry and as a consultant in the fields of environmental management and sustainable development. From 2003 to 2006 he took a career break to undertake research towards a PhD at Cambridge, which involved an investigation into the 'Sustainability Assessment' of mining projects. After another short stint working in industry, Theo returned to Cambridge’s Engineering Department in 2008 as a Senior Research Associate. In this role he oversaw the establishment of an industry-funded research programme into energy efficiency in the built environment, and supervised research by Masters and PhD students. At CPSL Theo's primary responsibility is acting as the Programme Director for the Masters of Studies in Sustainability Leadership.

theo.hacking@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Lindsay is Director of Executive Programmes at CPSL, a role that includes CPSL's executive seminars, its Masters-Level Cambridge accredited programmes and its portfolio of customised leadership programmes for major corporate and public sector clients. Lindsay has over ten years' experience of developing and delivering programmes that help leaders to respond to global issues in ways that reconcile profitability, competitiveness and long term sustainability. She joined CPSL in 2000 following a previous role as Director of Studies at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, a think tank focused on the future of the financial services sector.

lindsay.hooper@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Before joining CPSL James supported global firms’ sustainability strategies with primary research and consulting at Verdantix, an independent analyst firm. He started his career researching ecosystem services for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) review and the Natural Capital Project at the University of Cambridge. James holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and a BA Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

james.beresford@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Alex joined CPSL in January 2008 and during this time has worked on a variety of programmes. Most recently she has worked on the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business, the Next Economy Project and the Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership. She is responsible for the quality and accreditation processes at CPSL. Alex sits on a number of University of Cambridge Committees. She has previously worked as a Records Manager at Girton College, Cambridge and at the Royal Household as a Records Assistant. Alex holds a BA (Hons) degree in History from Durham University and an MA in Archives & Records Management from the University of Liverpool.

alexandra.brunner@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Charlotte Lawes joined CPSL in July 2011 to work as a Project Coordinator on Accredited Programmes. She has just completed an undergraduate degree in PPS (Politics, Psychology and Sociology) at Cambridge, where her final year dissertation focused on climate change discourses in the UK. She also took papers in Security and Development and Gender, Kinship and Care. As an Officer on the Executive Committee of the Cambridge University Students' Union's Women's Campaign, Charlotte organised events with International Justice Mission UK and the Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development (FORWARD) on sex trafficking and female genital mutilation, respectively. She also facilitated campaigns on sexual health, student outreach and combating violence against women, particularly in universities. During her summers she has previously worked as an intern at Maplecroft, a global risks analysis firm in Bath, where most recently she researched and assessed the climate change innovativeness of global businesses.

charlotte.lawes@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Ken is currently Director of Building Partnerships for Development in Water and Sanitation, a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder think-tank that conducts research on and works with projects to strengthen institutional arrangements that deliver water and sanitation in poor communities. Much of this work is around determining how incentives and risks can be more effectively understood by different partners.

Prior to this, Ken worked as a consultant with the Department for International Development's Business Partnership Unit and The Prince of Wales's Business Leaders Forum to design a project incorporating a public-private-civil society approach to address health and safety standards in the shoe industry in Vietnam. This work capitalised on seven years in Southeast Asia working as a volunteer in rural Thailand, an environment and training officer with USAID/Bangkok on urban environmental management in Thai secondary cities, and then with different international NGOs (including the British-based ActionAid) in both the north and south of Vietnam.

Ken holds a Master’s degree in International Development from the American University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, also in Washington, D.C. Ken is a Senior Associate of CPSL and has spoken and acted as faculty on a number of programmes.

Elspeth Donovan joined CPSL as Development Director in the Cape Town office on 1 November 2008. She is currently a tutor on the Anglo American Advanced Social Management programme and on CPSL’s Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business. From 2003–2006 she was the director of the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School MBA. She was instrumental in the introduction of the Modular MBA programme and introduced ‘The Role of Business in Society’ as an integrating course on the MBA with a strong emphasis on sustainable business practice being the underpinning philosophy of the programme. From 2006 she was an independent executive education consultant. She designed and directed various leadership programmes for companies through the UCT Graduate School of Business, including the Executive Leadership Programme (an open programme), senior leadership programmes for Anglo Platinum and a Women in Leadership programme for Johnson & Johnson (Europe, Middle East & Africa). Elspeth also led the design of the entire curriculum for TSIBA Education, an innovative Cape Town business school for students from impoverished backgrounds and is Chair of the Board of Christel House South Africa, a privately run school for children from impoverished backgrounds. Elspeth has a BSc and an MBA from University of Cape Town.

elspeth.donovan@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Oliver is the Head of Corporate Responsibility at Radley Yeldar, where he leads the company’s work in the areas of corporate responsibility communications and reporting. He is on the faculty of CPSL's Masters in Sustainability Leadership and Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business.

Oliver has 15 years experience as a professional consultant working for Arthur D. Little, Monitor, SustainAbility and Enviros, helping to integrate sustainable development within large organisations. He has extensive expertise in corporate sustainability strategy, the business case for corporate sustainability, stakeholder engagement, reporting, implementation and facilitation.

David is an independent advisor on the social and environmental impacts of business. David joined BP in 1979 as a research geophysicist. In his 27 years with BP he held positions as an exploration and production geophysicist, Head of Basin Modelling, Head of Geoscience Training, Exploration Manager for BP China, a commercial analyst, a strategic planner, and a political adviser. In 1998 he was appointed Director, Policy Unit, and Chief of Staff for the global Government and Public Affairs function, and the BP Group Policy Adviser on Development Issues.

Since leaving BP in 2006, David has been working with companies, NGOs and academics on social and environmental issues at policy and individual project level. He is Chairman of the Azerbaijan Social Review Commission.

Paul is Group Community Investment and Sustainable Development Director at Lloyds Banking Group. He has worked mainly in structured finance in the project finance, property, transportation and utility sectors where his previous roles included Managing Director of the Bank’s global transportation finance businesses. He now focuses on the business impacts of sustainable development including climate change and his responsibilities involve working directly with the Bank’s corporate customers and supporting the relationship management and business development teams. He is an active member of the UK Corporate Leaders Group in Climate Change, the Business in the Community Environment Leadership team and the Green Deal Network. In addition, he sits on the Bank’s Corporate Responsibility Steering Group and the Environment Steering Group. He is also a Trustee of the environmental charity Global Action Plan.

Penny has been a sustainable development consultant, facilitator and trainer since 1996, working with clients from the corporate, public and voluntary sectors. Clients have included First Choice Holidays, ABTA, Interface, Carillion Building, DEFRA and ICI. A Chartered Environmentalist and experienced facilitator, she is interested in how people combine their intellectual appreciation of environmental problems, with their day-to-day perception of the status quo and the difficulty of change - which of these views of the world are used to inform decisions about personal and work-related choices, and in what circumstances. Prior to developing her independent practice, she worked at Friends of the Earth for eight years, including as Local Campaigns Director.