Phil has also practiced for the past 26 years as a strategic planning consultant and professional geoscientist working with many of Canada’s top energy companies and provincial energy ministries. His research over the past few years has focused on sustainable development in the energy industry both from a management and technical perspective. He has published papers in the field of strategic change management with an emphasis on scenario planning, networks and sustainable competitive advantage. Dr. Walsh holds a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences from Queen’s University, Canada, an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, Canada and a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Bradford, UK. Prior to joining Ryerson, he was the MBA Programme Director and a Lecturer in Corporate Strategy at the University of Surrey, U.K.