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Anthony Cortese, President of Second Nature
Anthony D. Cortese, ScD is President of Second Nature, a nonprofit organization with a mission to catalyze a worldwide
effort to make healthy, just, and sustainable action a foundation of all learning and practice in higher education. He is
also a co-director of the American College & University Presidents
Climate Commitment, and co-founder of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
in Higher Education and the Higher Education Association Sustainability Consortium
and a consultant to industry, government and non-profit organizations.
Dr. Cortese is a frequent presenter and consultant. Among his efforts, he is currently very active with organizations like the
National Association of College and University Business Officers, the Society for College and University Planning, the Association
of Higher Education Facilities Officers and the National Association of Educational Buyers to promote sustainable design, planning
and purchasing in higher education. He also consults frequently with colleges and universities.
Dr. Cortese was formerly the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. He was the first dean of
environmental programs at Tufts University and spear-headed the award-winning Tufts Environmental Literacy Institute in 1989 which
helped integrate environmental and sustainability perspectives in over 175 courses and the internationally acclaimed Talloires
Declaration of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future in 1990.
Dr. Cortese is a founding and current member of the board of directors of The Natural Step US, and a founding member of the
Environmental Business Council of New England. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He has been a consultant to UNEP, a member of the EPA Science Advisory Board and the President's Council on Sustainable
Development's Education Task Force. He has been actively engaged climate change and other large system environmental challenges
for 25 years. He is also a founding member of the US Board of Councilors for the China - US Center for Sustainable Development.
His writing can be found in a wide spectrum of publications including Environmental Science and Technology, The Journal of the
Association of Governing Boards, Planning for Higher Education, Facilities Manager and in books such as Ecological Medicine
by Kenny Ausubel as well as here on the Second Nature website. His articles and essays on Education for Sustainability serve as
foundational reading for anyone striving to transform the process and content of higher education.
Dr. Cortese has B.S. and M.S. Degrees from Tufts University in civil and environmental engineering and a Doctor of Science in
Environmental Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Curriculum Vitae is available in PDF format.
(In order to view this .pdf file you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader).Publications: Books and Journals
Speeches, Keynotes, and Presentations
Publications and Speeches Available Online
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