David Orr (Member, Bioneers Board of Directors), Professor of Environmental Studies and Senior Adviser to the President at Oberlin College, is an award-winning scholar and leader in the sustainability movement, renowned for his pioneering work on environmental literacy and ecological design. He is the author of: Down to the Wire; The Last Refuge; The Nature of Design; Earth in Mind; and Ecological Literacy; and co-editor of Hope is an Imperative. At Oberlin, he helped guide the building of a state-of-the-art green building, the Environmental Studies Center, and is now coordinating The Oberlin Project-a collaboration between the college, the city, and the Clinton Climate Initiative to create a model of a prosperous post-carbon economy in the heart of the “rust belt.” davidworr.com
