Advisory Board

Donald W. Aitken, Ph.D.
DONALD AITKEN ASSOCIATES
Consulting Scientist

Ed Begley, Jr.
Actor / Environmental Advocate

Steve Bornstein
Consultant

Christopher Flavin, President
WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE

Jean A. Gardner, Director
EARTH GROUP

Sara Nichols
Environmental Attorney

Walter Scott Perry, Architect
S E ARCH

William Roley, Ph.D., Director
PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Michael Rotondi FAIA
ROTO ARCHITECTS, INC.

Steven J Strong, President
SOLAR DESIGN ASSOCIATES

Mary Tucker
Environmental Services Specialist
CITY OF SAN JOSE

Robert Wilkinson
Lecturer, Environmental Studies
UC SANTA BARBARA
DONALD BREN SCHOOL

Christopher Flavin
President
cflavin@worldwatch.org
WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE

As President of Worldwatch, Christopher Flavin is the Institute's chief executive officer, serves on its Board of Directors, and represents the organization before a wide range of international audiences. In his long career at Worldwatch, he has helped guide the Institute's development, serving as vice president for research and later as senior vice president. He was appointed president in September 2000, specializing in Energy Security; Climate Policy; Renewable Energy; and Sustainable Development.

Christopher is actively engaged in international climate change and energy policy discussions, and participated in the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Climate Change Conference in Kyoto Japan in 1997, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, the Climate Institute, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.

Christopher speaks frequently before business, university, and policy audiences, focusing on how to achieve an efficient and sustainable economy. He meets frequently with the leaders of governments, international agencies, non-government organizations and companies. He has written for publications, including The New York Times, Technology Review, The Harvard International Review, and Time Magazine. He appears often on radio and TV, including the BBC, CNN, NPR, Voice of America, and PBS' Newshour.

Christopher is a native of Monterey, California and a cum laude graduate of Williams College, where he studied economics, biology, and environmental studies.

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