Joseph El-Khoury

Joseph (Joey) EL-Khoury is a researcher-activist with a PhD in applied human sciences from the University of Montreal. His thesis focuses on the role of civil society organizations and social movements in transitions towards carbon neutral cities. He also holds an MBA from HEC Montreal, where he took a course in sustainable development management. He has been teaching corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and social innovation at HEC Montreal since 2014 and is also a project manager in social entrepreneurship at the Pôle IDEOS-HEC Montreal, where he accompanies projects and entrepreneurs through various pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration programs; he himself has co-founded two social enterprises in permaculture design. In addition, he works on consulting mandates with municipalities and paramunicipal organizations for the development of public policy in sustainable development and impact strategies. His research interests include social-ecological transition in an urban context, municipalism, social ecology and eco-spirituality. He recently published a chapter on environmental issues in Montreal in the book Urban Policy in Montreal: A Citizen’s Guide published by Black Rose Books.