Canadian academic
Frances Westley CM is a Canadian academic. She is the J.W. McConnell professor of social innovation at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario.[1] She was previously the James McGill professor of strategy at McGill University, and, from 2005 to 2007, director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1] She chairs the board of the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University,[2] and is on the board of Engineers Without Borders Canada.[3]
Westley was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2021.[4]
Publications
Wesley has co-edited two books:
- with Michael Quinn Patton and Brenda Zimmerman: Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2007. ISBN 9780679314448
- with Katharine McGowan and Ola Tjörnbo: The Evolution of Social Innovation: Building Resilience Through Transitions. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017. ISBN 9781786431158.
References
- ^ a b "Staff Profile". University Waterloo. Retrieved 16 Oct 2018.
- ^ "Stockholm Resilience Centre Board". Stockholm Resilience Centre. Retrieved 16 Oct 2018.
- ^ "Engineers without borders - Canada Board". Engineers Without Borders - Canada. Retrieved 16 Oct 2018.
- ^ Canada, Governor General of. "Governor General Announces 61 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
