Bruce Hull

Bio

Bruce Hull, Ph.D. writes and teaches about leadership for sustainable development in the Anthropocene and how to influence change in the cross-sector space where government, business, and civil society collaborate. He has researched and published on social science topics that support environmental management, but in the last decade or so, realized that he can have a greater impact by helping professionals enhance their impact and influence, i.e., leadership. Hull argues that, here on the cusp of the Anthropocene, sustaining development depends more on mobilizing people to meet current challenges than it depends on better science and technology. Hull is a Professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation and helped to found the Executive Master of Natural Resources.

Areas of Specialization

• Collaborative, integrated, innovative conservation strategies that heal forests fractured by urbanization and globalization
• Conflict resolution of contested natural resource dilemmas
• Sustainability
• Engagement with civic groups