David Orr Biography

Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies & Politics Emeritus. He also served as “Counselor to the President” of Oberlin College for ten years. He is the author of eight books including Dangerous Years: Climate Change and the Long Emergency (Yale 2016) and Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse (Oxford 2009) and co-editor of three others. He has authored over 220 articles reviews book chapters and professional publications. In the past twenty-five years he has served as a board member or adviser to ten foundations and on the Boards of many organizations including the Rocky Mountain Institute Bioneers and the Aldo Leopold Foundation. He is currently a Trustee of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Children and Nature Network and the WorldWatch Institute. He has been awarded nine honorary degrees and a dozen other awards including a Lyndhurst Prize a National Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation leadership awards from the U.S. Green Building Council (2014) and from Second Nature (2012) and a lifetime achievement award from Green Energy Ohio and the North American Association for Environmental Education. He has lectured at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the U.S. Europe Latin America and Asia. He headed the effort to design fund and build the Adam Joseph Lewis Center which was named by an AIA panel in 2010 as “the most important green building of the past thirty years” as “one of thirty milestone buildings of the twentieth century” by the U.S. Department of Energy and as one of “52 game-changing buildings of the past 170 years” by the editors of Building Design +Construction in January 2016. He was instrumental in the design and funding of the Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center. He is the founder of the Oberlin Project and a founder of the journal Solutions. His current work is on the state of American democracy.

As a renowned expert and highly sought-after speaker, David Orr's expertise is in high demand. To book David Orr for your next event, conference, or workshop, please contact our speaker booking agency. Our experienced team will work closely with you to understand your specific needs and help secure David Orr's participation. With our professional guidance and seamless booking process, you can ensure a memorable and impactful experience for your audience. Don't miss the opportunity to engage your audience with David Orr's compelling insights and inspire positive change within your organization. Fill out the booking request form to take the first step in securing David Orr for your next speaking engagement.