Joseph A. Stanislaw is founder of the advisory firm The JAStanislaw Group, LLC, specializing in strategic thinking, sustainability, and environmentally sound investment in energy and technology. He is also an Independent Senior Advisor to Deloitte’s Energy & Sustainability practice, a role which includes assisting the organization and its clients in identifying and developing services and strategies in the areas of clean and emerging technologies, sustainable development, carbon initiatives and innovation. Dr. Stanislaw was one of three founders of Cambridge Energy Research Associates in 1983 and served as managing director for all non-U.S. activity until 1997, when he was named president and chief executive officer.

Current assignments and associations:

Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University – Board of Advisors Nicholas Center for Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University – Adjunct Professor Climate Change Capital – Member of Advisory Board. Climate Change Capital is a leading investment banking group specializing in the commercial opportunities created by a low carbon economy. It advises and invests in companies who recognize that combating global warming is both a necessity and an economic opportunity. Its activities aim to make the world's environment cleaner while delivering attractive financial returns.

Good Energies Inc. – Member of Advisory Board. Good Energies Inc. (GEI) is one of the world’s leading and largest investors in renewable energy. GEI focuses on investments in solar and wind energy, and other alternative clean technologies, with a particular commitment to improving the quality of life for citizens of impoverished nations.

Monaco Eco+ – Member of Advisory Board. Monaco Eco+ is a specialized investment fund in small- and mid-sized companies that operate within the main economic sectors while leaving the minimum environmental and carbon footprint possible. The fund is managed by The Compagnie Monegasque de Banque and Sustainable Investments LLC.

Dana Gas – Member of International Advisory Board. Dana Gas is a publicly listed natural gas resource company based in the United Arab Emirates. The company is focused on the growing natural gas business in the Gulf and the surrounding area while pursuing an agenda based on the highest standards of sustainable development.

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Elected Member of the CFR. An independent organization and nonpartisan center for scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas for a better understanding of the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments.