Joel N. Hartter

Dr. Joel Hartter is a Carsey Past Fellow and Professor of Sustainability and Executive Director at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Hartter’s expertise is in sustainability, resilience, behavioral change, stakeholder engagement, business development, partnership building, out-of-the-box thinking, and leading change. For the last 20 years, Dr. Hartter has worked around the world as a scientist, consultant, engineer, and an educator, leading large, complex projects across Africa, South America, and the United States.  Dr. Hartter is an internationally recognized expert in sustainability and has led projects around the world in conservation management, climate change, health, economic development, and tourism. He has also served in various advisory and consulting capacities for communities, non-profits, and organizations in areas of conservation, sustainability, stakeholder engagement, recreation management, and economic development. Dr. Hartter supports organizations, communities, and governments across the United States and internationally to build capacity, engender and empower inclusive and diverse stakeholder participation, strengthen local economies, and make progress on sustainability goals.

Joel received his BS (German) and BSE (mechanical engineering) from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, his MS (forestry) from Oregon State University, and his PhD (geography) from the University of Florida. He was a U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies fellow from 2004 to 2007.