Jason Jay
Senior Lecturer and Director, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Jason Jay is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative. He teaches executive and masters-level courses on strategy, innovation, and leadership for sustainable business. He has helped secure MIT Sloan’s position as a leader in the field of sustainability through teaching, research, and industry engagement. Dr. Jay’s publications have appeared in the Academy of Management Journal, California Management Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Greenbiz, and World Economic Forum. With Gabriel Grant, he is the author of the international bestseller Breaking Through Gridlock: The Power of Conversation in a Polarized World. Dr. Jay also works as a facilitator for companies, organizations, and business families, supporting high quality conversation and shared commitment to ambitious sustainability goals. His clients have included EFG Asset Management, Novartis, Bose, Environmental Defense Fund, BP and the World Bank.
Session
Community Lab Polaris
Community Labs
You are ready to start or have begun a sustainability journey focused on maximising positive economic, environmental, and societal impact. Key questions include: how to measure our impact, transparently communicate about it and act on it; how to identify and deliver on the SDGs aligned with our business; how to drive sustainable innovation and development; how to reimagine business.