Fiona Wilson
At University of New Hampshire students don’t just learn about sustainability, they have a seat at the table in understanding how it works, improving how it is done, and engaging in hands-on learning as part of the their core educational experience.
About
Dr. Fiona Wilson is the Chief Sustainability Officer for the University of New Hampshire (UNH), the state’s flagship public university and a land, sea, and space grant institution recognized as a national leader in sustainability. She is also Executive Director of UNH’s Sustainability Institute.
Fiona was previously a founder and Executive Director of UNH’s Changemaker Collaborative, which offers sustainability-related, high-impact programs steeped in real-world experiential learning. Its mission is to inspire, train, and support the next generation of leaders with the confidence and competence to drive sustainable change in their careers. She was also a member of UNH’s Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics faculty for eight years, where her teaching and research focused on how innovative, responsible business approaches can help tackle the world’s sustainability challenges. Earlier in her academic career, Fiona spent almost a decade at the Simmons College School of Management.
Before moving into higher education, Fiona spent fifteen years in the business world, including as VP of Marketing for CMGI, an internet investment and operating company, and in various roles at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising in both London and Barcelona.
She currently serves on the board of Revision Energy, the largest solar company in New England and an employee-owned, certified B Corp. She is also a trustee at the nonprofit Friends of Casco Bay, whose mission is to improve and protect the environmental health of Casco Bay through science, advocacy, and community engagement. Additionally, she is part of the volunteer leadership circle of Maine B Corps.
Previously, Fiona served on several nonprofit boards, including as President and trustee of the Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, and as a member of the board of trustees of Meridian Stories.
