Nancy English, PhD

Lecturer, Master of Environmental Studies

Dr. Nancy English holds a BS in Pharmacy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. She retired in 2011 from the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as Director of Sustainability Communication and Reporting. Over a 30-year career at GSK she was responsible for managing a worldwide system to collect company data, analyze and report the results to company management and to the public. She directed the collection, evaluation and communication of data on all aspects of the company’s impact on sustainability from the health and safety of staff to the carbon and water footprint and life-cycle impact of company products and operations.

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