Frances Westley Explained

Frances Westley
Occupation:	J.W. McConnell professor, University of Waterloo
Education:	McGill University
Discipline:	Management
Sub Discipline:	social innovation, resilience

Frances Westley is a Canadian academic. She is the J.W. McConnell professor of social innovation at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario.^[1] She was previously the James McGill professor of strategy at McGill University, and, from 2005 to 2007, director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.^[1] She chairs the board of the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University,^[2] and is on the board of Engineers Without Borders Canada.^[3]

Westley was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2021.^[4]

Publications

Wesley has co-edited two books:

• with Michael Quinn Patton and Brenda Zimmerman: Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2007.
• with Katharine McGowan and Ola Tjörnbo: The Evolution of Social Innovation: Building Resilience Through Transitions. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Staff Profile . University Waterloo. 16 Oct 2018. en.
2. Web site: Stockholm Resilience Centre Board . Stockholm Resilience Centre. 16 Oct 2018. en.
3. Web site: Engineers without borders - Canada Board . Engineers Without Borders - Canada. 16 Oct 2018. en.
4. Web site: Canada. Governor General of. Governor General Announces 61 New Appointments to the Order of Canada. 2021-01-01. www.newswire.ca. en.