Rajesh Buch

Titles

• Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
• Director, Sustainability Practice, International Development, Arizona State University
• Circular Economy Practice Lead, Director of Business Development, Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service

Biography

Rajesh Buch drives Arizona State University’s efforts to provide solutions to the complex sustainability challenges facing the developing world by linking ASU’s world-class researchers to international development funding agencies, and by fostering partnerships with NGOs, the public and private sectors, and foundations. He was instrumental in collaboratively building a hybrid, university-based sustainability solutions consulting practice at ASU, with applied research and solutions development work including developing systemic circular economy solutions at local and regional scales, building collaborative networks to advance circular economy, and building circular economy curricula for professional and academic classes and workshops.

Education

• PhD, Sustainability, Arizona State University, 2011
• MBA, Strategic Marketing, Arizona State University, 1995
• BSME, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1985

Expertise

• green business practices
• circular economy
• monitoriing and evaluation
• industrial ecology
• international development
• Affordable and Clean Energy
• Climate Action
• Responsible Consumption and Production
• greenhouse gas emissions management
• sustainability assessment
• climate change and adaptation
• scenarios
• renewable energy
• strategic sustainability
• energy efficiency
• institutional sustainability
• strategic leadership

Honors & Awards

• Ultra-low Emissions Combustion Patent
• Six Sigma Orange Belt Certification