Michelle McKay, Senior Fellow

Michelle brings to Second Nature 13 years of experience in management consulting and project management, specializing in transformational change and negotiation in the energy, health, higher education and entertainment (film, television, and music) industries. She was part of a team that negotiated an amended $1 billion outsourcing deal between BC Hydro, one of the largest electric utilities in Canada, and Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing firm. She also worked on the re-structuring of BC Hydro's transmission line of business, a project which created a new organization to manage a $3 billion, 500kV bulk transmission system. in addition to her work at Second Nature, Michelle is a founding partner of Greenland Enterprises, a consultancy specializing in strategic leadership towards sustainability for accelerating the role businesses and other organizations play in sustainable development.

Michelle's master's thesis research focused on carbon reduction projects under the Kyoto Protocol and EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and she presented results at the 2006 Make Markets Work for Climate conference in Amsterdam. She also presented "Carbon Dioxide Stabilization Wedges: Synergistic strategies for addressing the energy challenge in China" at the 2006 World Bioenergy Conference in Sweden, and "Creating Consortia for Sustainability Initiatives: The American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment" as part of Cornell University's Institute for Community College Development Leadership Issues series.

Michelle is a Senior Fellow at Second Nature, a member of the U.S. Partnership for the Decard of Education for Sustainable Development, and a volunteer for Stratleade Sustainability Education. She holds a Master of Strategic Leadership toward Sustainability from Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden, and a B.A. in Art and Culture Studies from Simon Fraser University. She is a member of SoL, The Society for Organizational Learning, participating actively in the SoL Sustainability Consortium's Carbon Commons and Women Leading Sustainability working groups.