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About the Author
Dr. Joseph Fiksel is Executive Director of
the Center for Resilience at The Ohio State
University, and Principal and Co-Founder
of the consulting firm Eco-Nomics LLC.
He is a recognized authority on sustain-
able business practices, with over 25
years of research and consulting experi-
ence for multi-national companies, govern-
ment agencies, and consortia such as the
World Business Council for Sustainable
Development. A native of Montreal, Dr. Fiksel began his career at
DuPont of Canada, and subsequently was Director of Decision
and Risk Management at Arthur D. Little, Inc., and Vice President
for Life Cycle Management at Battelle. He has published over
70 refereed articles and several books, and is a frequent invited
speaker at professional conferences. Dr. Fiksel holds a B.Sc. from
M.I.T., an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from Stanford
University, and an advanced degree from La Sorbonne. He can be
reached at Fiksel.2@osu.edu.
