Dr. Carboni is a leading figure on sustainable project management. He is a graduate of Ball State University, holds a Ph.D. In Sustainable Development and Environment and has over 23 years’ experience in portfolio, program and project management—spanning government, finance, big five consulting, manufacturing and education.

He is a frequent speaker at project management and sustainability symposiums, congresses and conferences all over the globe and has worked in over 50 countries advancing sustainable development. He is the President of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) in the United States the founder of GPM (Green Project Management) and an adjunct professor at Skema Business School in Paris, France.

Joel is also the GPM representative to the United Nations Global Compact where he was a founding signatory of the UN’s Business for Peace Initiative & Anti-Corruption call to action, a contributing author of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (sdgs), and is one of only fourteen listed supporting organizers of the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education Program (prime).

He is the architect of the prismtm project delivery methodology, the P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management.

And has authored training programs on Green and Sustainable Project Management that are currently offered in over 145 countries through professional training providers, business associations, and universities in six languages. He is the co-author of Sustainable Project Management an Amazon bestseller and serves on the Forbes Non-Profit Council.

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Honors and accomplishments:

• 2019 CV Media UK — CEO of the Year for Sustainable Development — 2019
• ACQ5 Media USA —International Game changer of the year recipient — 2018
• Appointed to the Forbes Nonprofit Council —2018 – Current
• Knighted by the National Capital Region Commendery, Order of St. George, Canada, in October 2017
• Recipient of the Medal of Honor from Universidad Autonoma Lisbon — 2017
• Recipient of the ‘Best of the Best’ for HR & Training Award – AI Media — 2017
• International Project Management Association US Representative —2015 – Current
• Recipient of the Global Sustainability Leadership Award – CSR World Congress, February 2015
• Contributing developer of UN Sustainable Development Goals (#12 Responsible Consumption) —2014
• The first recipient of an International Project Management Association (IPMA®) Achievement Award for “Applying sustainable principles to project delivery.” — 2013
• Recipient of the Global Training and Development Leadership Award from the World Human Resources and Development Congress — 2014
• Humanitarian and Liberty Awards from the SGI-USA and the BSGI award from Soka Brasil.
• Member of the Forbes Non-Profit Council since 2017

A life member of the National Eagle Scout Association, and an Eagle Scout, class of 1991