Barry Colbert is a Senior Research Fellow with the York Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability. He currently teaches Strategic Human Resource Management at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. His research is centred on the ways and means by which organizations align a vision for sustainability, business strategy, and the strategic development of human capital. In addition to research initiatives conducted across government, business and civil society organizations, Dr. Colbert has more than 20 years experience in the steel industry where the focus of his work was in the area of organization development, leading initiatives in change management, leadership development, team development and quality improvement. His most recent research is focused in the area of community engagement and the creation of public value, and complexity science and strategic human resources management.