100 WATER HEROES: DR. ARTURO CONDO

President of Earth University

Dr. Arturo Condo is the President of Earth University, an institution that works predominantly with students from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa to “contribute to sustainable development of their home communities while constructing a prosperous and just global society.”

In addition to leading this sustainability-focused university, Arturo has had a successful career in Business and Leadership. He has a PhD in Business Administration from Harvard University, as well an an MBA from INCAE. Arturo also served as President of INCAE Business School for 9 years, and has committed over 24 years of his career to teaching and researching the fields of strategy, competitiveness, and sustainable development.

Arturo was also the prior Dean of Innovation and Development and Director of the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS). He has had great success in promoting sustainable development in rural communities of Costa Rica, Argentina, Honduras and Ecuador, collaborating with both private and public sectors to further this cause.

Testament to his positive impact, Arturo was named one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. As part of this role, Arturo co-founded the YGL Business Oath and continued on to become a founding member of the Advisory Board of the Global Business Oath Project. Both of these projects seek to positively transform the ethical behaviour of business leaders throughout the world.

Arturo is one of our #100WaterHeroes for his impactful leadership of Earth University, and for his contributions to sustainable development throughout the world.

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/arturocondo

Twitter: @EARTH_Uni