Prince Sultan University
Center for Sustainability and Climate
Role of Advisory Board
Prince Sultan University Center for Sustainability and Climate (CSC) is privileged to have an Advisory Board consisting of distinguished experts, academics and practitioners who all share a passion for sustainability. The unique cross-cutting aspect of sustainability defies traditional boundaries and requires bringing together a diversity of expertise across sectors and fields.
“Together, we will try to understand the challenges ahead and what future directions, are needed to succeed with our sustainability transformation”
It is widely recognized that this decade (2020-2030) is pivotally important in terms of action on the climate crisis, and more broadly, urgency to achieve each of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals which consider all aspects of a sustainable future, including dignity for all people and ecological integrity in all places. We have the key roles to play in advancing sustainability, being a role model for other universities and organizations through our own practices. The key functions of the Center for Sustainability and Climate (CSC)Advisory Board are:
- The advisory board provides critical input and guidance on PSU’s sustainability efforts, particularly as it relates to our bold plans for continued leadership in sustainability in higher education.
- The advisory board provides advice on the overall direction of the Center, its activities and its priorities.
- The advisory board provides guidance to further key sustainability initiatives and achieve goals to support the broader community.
- To provide advice on awareness of evolving societal needs as per the Saudi Vision 2030 and Saudi Green Initiative
- To provide advice on Policy and Impactful Research on Sustainability and Climate.
Advisory Board
Professor Mohammad Nurunnabi
PhD (Edinburgh), FAIA(Acad), SFHEA, FRSA, CMBE, CMA, FFA, FIPA, CPADirector, Center for Sustainability and Climate (CSC), Aide to the President and Chair in Accounting Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia, Academic Visitor (Senior Member) in St Antony's College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Professor Wendy Purcell
Emeritus University President & Research Scholar with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, United States
Professor Nora Colton
Director of the Global Business School for Health (GBSH) at UCL (University College London), United Kingdom
Ms. Kasia Klaczynska-Lewis
Partner at EY Poland
Head of EY’s Energy & Sustainability Legal Practice
Leader of EY’s EU Green Deal Center of Excellence
Ms. Malwina Burzec
Manager - Attorney-at-Law - Poland, Massachusetts, New York
Center for Climate Policy, EY Law
Mr. Muhammed Lameen Abdul-Malik
Nobel Peace Prize Winner (2005)
Executive Director
Honest Management LLC, UAE
Dr. Ana Margarida L. Costa
Head of KAUST Sustainability at the President Office, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Professor John W. Gunn
Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center, Georgetown University, United States, Former Tax partner at Ernst & Young, United States
Dr. Sanjida Haque
Associate Director, Center for Sustainability and Climate (CSC) Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
Ms. Henrietta Trippett
Policy Advisor Climate Change - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Iain Patton
Higher Education Networks Advisor at Youth and Education Alliance -YEA!, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
Ms. Tana Alqurshi
Graduate Researcher, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Eman Alhajji
Founder and President, Saudi Youth for Sustainability King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammad Millat-e-Mustafa
Consultant at King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Abdulrahman Alghamdi
Head of Experimentation at Accelerator Lab, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Saudi Arabia
Ms. Amani S. Al-Shalan
Senior Sustainability Expert Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ms. Shahnaz Sultana
Chief Consultant & CEO of FINSalliance: Financial and Social Alliance, Founder of WE: Financial Alliance for Women in Banking and Finance, Bangladesh
Professor Zoe Robinson
NTF PFHEAProfessor of Sustainability in Higher Education Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
H.H. Princess Alanoud Al Saud
Supervisor of Audit and Compliance section at a Confidential Government, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Sean MacHale
Partner and the Financial Services CCaSS Leader (Climate Change & Sustainability Services), EY, Ireland
Ms. Maryam Telmesani
Chair- Global Compact Network Saudi Arabia, CSO- MBL, Sustainability Consultant at the Fashion Commission, Ministry of Culture, Saudi Arabia
Professor Dennis Truax
Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.NSPEPresident of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), White End. Chair, Department Head and Professor, Mississippi State University, United States
Mr. Frank Peters
FCSD, CDir, FIoDChief Executive Officer - Chartered Society of Designers, United Kingdom & Vice-President, Global Education Policy Network
Dr. Hana Omar
Director of Community Support and Acting Director of International Relations and Partnerships at King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, Saudi Arabia
Ms. Noura Alkahtani
Director - Corporate Business Accounting, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Dario Salerno
Department of Management Studies and Quantitative Methods (DISAQ), University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy
Mr. Mourad Benayed
Partner / Strategic Director, Ayed & Barber (A&B) Brand Management Advisory, Dubai
Mr. Daniel Gribbin
Director - ESG Risk Advisory Lead, Deloitte Middle East, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC