Jon W. Allan joined the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan in 2019 after he retired as the Director of the Office of the Great Lakes. His work focuses on the enterprise of sustainability related to the intersection of ecological, economic, social and cultural value. He is currently the U.S. Co-chair of the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board, is a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Science Advisory Board, chairs the US Biosphere Network’s steering committee, chairs MSU’s Institute for Water Research Advisory Board, is on the Board of Governors at Cranbrook Institute of Science, is on the board of Audubon Great Lakes, and advises other projects and organizations. Jon is also the President and Founder of the Jon W. Allan Group, a private consultancy specializing in strategic insight for freshwater and the Great Lakes, energy and environmental policy and natural resource governance.