Kes Mccormick

I am a Professor of Business Development and Sustainable Innovation at the Department of People and Society at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). I also hold a position at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University.

With a background in political science and environmental science, and 25 years of academic and management experience, I engage in a combination of research, education and collaboration activities on sustainability, business, innovation and governance. I am currently engaged in projects with a focus on nature-based solutions, sustainable food systems, and cities and climate change. I co-ordinate the Business Management Group (BMG) at SLU and I am co-leader for the Nature-based Solutions Network (NBSN) at SLU.

I am deeply engaged in online and onsite education, capacity building and lifelong learning including through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) with over 160,000+ participants. I have extensive experience with research, innovation, project and stakeholder management based on diverse leadership roles.

I have worked in 30+ projects and assignments collaborating with over 200+ organisations, including local governments, public agencies, business and industry, NGOs and SMEs. I collaborate continuously with a range of local and international organisations. Since 2004, I have produced over 120+ publications (with more than 300,000+ downloads and 9000+ citations) in a diversity of formats for a range of target audiences.