Neil Hawkins
Neil Hawkins is a member of the graduate faculty of Harvard University Division of Continuing Education and Extension School where he leads the consulting capstone track for the Masters degree in Sustainability. He is also President of Michigan Sustainability Associates. A highly-experienced executive at Dow Chemical across 31 years, he served his last 10 years as Chief Sustainability Officer and Corporate Vice President. As President, he also led the Erb Family Foundation from 1999 to 2023, focusing on arts and culture in Metro Detroit, environmental justice, sustainable business and the Great Lakes ecosystem. He has also held many executive and board leadership roles across a wide variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations.
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