Leo Johnson
Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Geography and the Environment
Supervisors: Dr Laurence Wainwright
Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Geography and the Environment
Supervisors: Dr Laurence Wainwright
The paradox of intent: Mapping the psycho-social determinants of climate (in)action
Academic Profile
Leo is a Lecturer at the Smith School on the M.Sc. in Sustainability, Enterprise & Environment, and co-Founder of the advisory firm Sustainable Finance, acquired by PwC, where he Chairs the Advisory Council and is the former Head of Disruption.
Previously with the Technical and Environment Department of the World Bank’s IFC, Leo is the Winner of the IFC Corporate Award for his work on the rollout of the Equator Principles. Leo is the co-author of "Turnaround Challenge: Business and the City of the Future" (OUP) and the the lead author of PwC’s Low Carbon Economy Index, Net Zero Future 50 and State of Climate Tech Reports.
Leo is the Presenter of a number of BBC Radio 4 series including FutureProofing, Hacking Capitalism and Hacking Happiness, and author of guest columns for the Wall Street Journal, New Statesman, and FT. He is the co-Founder of the Prix Pictet - a Prize for Photography around sustainability issues with Kofi Annan as Founding Patron.
