Leadership

E-IPER's policies, requirements, and future directions are guided by dedicated faculty representing Stanford's seven schools and many departments. The Executive Committee, led by Sykes Family Faculty Director, Nicole Ardoin, provides long-term vision and consistent policies. The Academic Guidance Committee, comprising advisors of PhD students, meets annually to review student progress and offer recommendations to keep all students on track. Many other Affiliated Faculty members are actively engaged in advising students, developing and teaching courses, reviewing prospective student applications, and creating professional development opportunities.

Executive Committee

Nicole Ardoin

Director, E-IPER, Associate Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Ines Azevedo

Associate Professor of Energy Science Engineering, at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy
William Barnett

Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Gretchen Daily

Bing Professor of Environmental Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Noah Diffenbaugh

Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Rodolfo Dirzo

Associate Dean, Doerr School of Sustainability, Bing Prof in Environmental Science, Professor of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Michael Lepech

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Rosamond Naylor

William Wrigley Professor, Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute, at the Freeman Spogli Institute and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics and of Earth System Science
Erica Plambeck

Charles A. Holloway Professor, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Deborah Sivas

Luke W. Cole Professor of Environmental Law, Director of the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Barton Thompson

Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law, Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Peter Vitousek

Clifford G. Morrison Professor of Population and Resource Studies, Professor of Earth System Science, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Professor, by courtesy, of Biology