Sustainability pioneer Christopher Boone has been named dean of the USC Price School of Public Policy. An international expert in urban sustainability, global environmental change, urbanization and environmental justice, Boone will hold the C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean’s Chair at USC Price beginning Jan. 1.
The environmental justice leader joins USC after decades of impactful work supporting the growth of sustainability programs in colleges and universities across the country.
“Chris Boone brings great depth of experience and expertise in areas of vital importance to the Price School and to USC, including sustainability, national policy and global challenges,” USC President Carol Folt said. “He is an expansive thinker and experienced leader who will hit the ground running with vision, strategy and a strong focus on continued excellence and leadership by Price faculty, staff and students.”
Boone spoke of his excitement to join a university whose senior leadership embraced sustainability as a high-priority field of study. His ambitions are in line with Folt’s Sustainability “moonshot,” which aims to ensure the university remains at the forefront of sustainability operations, research and education through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative approaches to complex challenges.
“President Folt’s commitment to engaging people on sustainability efforts from across all parts of the university, from operations to academics to research, as one of the moonshots made this a very attractive proposition for me,” Boone said.