Michael Shank, Ph.D., Managing Director

Michael recently joined Beyond Plastics as their Managing Director. Prior to this role, Michael was the Director of Engagement at the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, a partner of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. Michael’s professional career includes leading policy and/or press shops at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Climate Nexus, U.S. Congress, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Institute for Economics and Peace, Biodiversity Northwest, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and more. Michael’s academic career includes a Ph.D. from George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, where he serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Program on Urban Peacebuilding. Michael is also adjunct faculty at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs, where he teaches graduate courses on Sustainable Development.