Gaya Herrington is an internationally known sustainability researcher and wellbeing economist. She is a published author and public speaker on how environmental, social, behavioral and economic trends interact and what systems changes are needed for achieving true global sustainability. Previous positions include sustainability consulting at KPMG and policy advisor to the Dutch government on economic and financial issues. Currently, Gaya is Vice President Sustainability Research at Schneider Electric. She is also an active Member of the Club of Rome, a global think tank, and of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Working Group for a Wellbeing Economy in the US, as well as a Research Collaborator in York University's Ecological Footprint Initiative. Gaya holds a Master’s degree in Econometrics from the Liberal Amsterdam University and another Master’s in Sustainability from Harvard University.