Hilary Bradbury, Ph.D.,* is a research professor, educator, writer, business consultant, and journal editor-in-chief. Her work focuses on the human and organizational dimensions of sustainable development. She is Director of Sustainable Business Research Programs at University of Southern California’s Center for Sustainable Cities, where she brings her expertise in action research --a facilitated stakeholder collaboration approach to creating collaborative change -- to sustainability. Prior to this she was Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Case University| Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, OH. (twice ranked, by the Financial Times during her years there, as the best Organizational Behavior department in the world).

In 2000 Hilary was the recipient of a $200,000 National Science Foundation award to facilitate and document the efforts of multinational companies as they learn how to become more sustainable by managing to the so called “triple bottom line” of “people, planet, profit.” Today she consults especially with small to medium sized business leaders who seek to become both more profitable and environmentally responsible. In this work she facilitates strategic and shared vision among organizational leaders while bringing attention to engaging key stakeholders in the process of design and implementation. Additionally she leads efforts to convene stakeholders engaged with regional sustainability challenges so that innovative and practical responses can be co designed and implemented.

Hilary has been honored for her work with the Mitchell International medal for ‘Young Sustainability Scholar.’ She co-edited the bestselling Handbook of Action Research (Sage, 2001 [1st edition], 2007 [2nd edition]) with Peter Reason; she is also Editor-in-Chief of the international, peer reviewed Sage journal, Action Research, considered the strongest performing of Sage Publications “young” journals. Her own peer reviewed journal articles have appeared in Organization Science, Academy of Management Executive, Journal of Management Inquiry, and Organization Development Practitioner, among others.
Hilary grew up in Ireland and has lived and worked in Europe and Asia; she speaks five languages. She is mother to a kindergardner and wife to Dr. David Huang, eye surgeon, optical scientist and inventor. For relaxation she runs, tends her California native garden or cooks Asian vegetarian dishes. She is active locally in political organizations; she was elected in the November 2005 elections to the board of Pasadena City College, representing the 30,000 citizens of South Pasadena and San Marino.