Our Team
Meet the small but mighty team of faculty and staff who facilitate the Network for Business Sustainability’s activities.
We are located across Canada and the United States and operate in both English and French. We are also diverse in our backgrounds — from PhDs in business to professional communications experience. But we all share the belief that business can — and must — be a force for creating sustainable human societies.
Our bios and profiles are below, with information about how to engage with each of us. And in case you’re interested, we’ve shared here some of the content we love most.
Jury Gualandris, Director
At NBS, Jury focuses on strategic direction. Priorities have included community building and a refined content process to grow and sustain NBS’s impact on the most pressing problems in our world. Jury has a PhD in Economics and Management of Technology from the University of Bergamo. Jury is also the Associate Professor of Operations Management and Sustainability at Ivey Business School and the Director of the Centre for Building Sustainable Value.
Chelsea Hicks-Webster, Manager of Community and Content
Chelsea facilitates NBS’s Sustainability Centres Community for business school centres, and oversees the creation and mobilization of sustainability-focused content. She has an MSc in Biology with Environment and Sustainability from Western University. Chelsea also has a private practice, where she offers life coaching and writing support for researchers. She used to be the Operations Manager at NBS.
Matthew Lynch, Ivey Centre Director
Matthew works with the NBS team to manage operations and oversee relationships with Ivey Business School's Centre for Building Sustainable Value, where NBS is housed. Matthew has an MSc in Environmental Technology from the Imperial College London. He has over 20 years’ experience in sustainability working with international organizations, NGOs and the private sector.
Light Naing, Digital Content Specialist
Light maintains NBS’s digital operations, managing NBS’s website and newsletter pipeline. He works closely with team members to assist them in running NBS’s digital operations smoothly and streamlining its internal processes. Light is currently pursuing an HBA from Ivey Business School, with a certificate in Sustainability. Outside of NBS, Light is also involved in journalism for underreported global issues and engages in equity, diversity, and inclusion work.
Felix Cai, Data Management Specialist
Felix helps to organize NBS's vast amount of resources so it's easier to access for academics and business professionals. He is also involved in internal research initiatives to map the sustainable business education landscape. Felix is currently pursuing an HBA from Ivey Business School, with a certificate in Sustainability, along with a BSc in Medical Sciences from Western University. Outside of NBS, Felix also works on research papers regarding healthcare equity.
Maya Fischhoff, Editor and Advisor
Maya was NBS's Knowledge Manager from 2012-2024. She now supports NBS colleagues, providing advice, institutional knowledge, and enthusiasm. Maya also curates NBS's monthly Table of Contents, which profiles cutting edge business sustainability research. Maya has a PhD in environmental psychology from the University of Michigan, where she studied middle managers’ environmental efforts. She has also worked for non-profits and government. In her after-NBS life, she is focusing on local community engagement, still related to social and environmental sustainability.
Tima Bansal, Founder and Senior Advisor
Tima founded NBS in 2003 and led it for 18 years. Now, alongside her role as Director of Innovation North, and Board Chair of Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME), Tima remains involved as a strategic advisor and supporter at NBS. Tima has a DPhil in Management Studies from the University of Oxford. She is also Professor of Strategy at Ivey Business School and directs Innovation North, a lab where leading corporations and organizations in Canada “innovate the innovation process.”