Master's-CISL-team

Polly was Founder Director of the University of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (1989–2021). She is now a Board member of a number of major corporates, Chair of the Faculty Board of Engineering at the University, and a Deputy Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire

Dr Theo Hacking is the Director, Postgraduate Education at CISL and oversees the development and delivery of CISL’s portfolio of postgraduate programmes, which are delivered part-time for working professional. He is particularly interested in how sustainability can be incorporated into decision-making, including the process and tools that can be used to support this.

Louise (Lou) is a Programme Director in the postgraduate education team at CISL, where she is a content lead for the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership. She also contributes to cross-organisational thought leadership and research specifically on the topic of leadership capabilities for a sustainable and just future.

Bethany is the Senior Project Manager for the Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership at CISL. Bethany joined CISL in 2014, initially assisting in the delivery of the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business and the Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership. Prior to joining CISL Bethany worked in administrative roles within the University of Cambridge. Bethany holds a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and her dissertation focused on waste management.

Louise works in Postgraduate Programmes at CISL and is a Course Director for the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership. Previous to this, Louise was Course Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business: Organisational Stream as well as Course Director for the Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business, with its series of Sustainability Leadership Laboratories. Louise also worked for a number of years in Executive Education, designing and delivering a range of CISL’s customised in-person and online programmes.