Oliver Dudok van Heel
Kearney
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Oliver Dudok van Heel is Global Sustainability Director for strategy consultants Kearney where he supports clients with a range of sustainability initiatives.
He is a Fellow of the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and a tutor on CISL’s Executive Programmes and Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business.
Previously he was Head of Client Sustainability and Environment with law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he leads the development and implementation of the firm’s approach to sustainability. Before that he was Director of The Aldersgate Group, an alliance of leaders from business, government and society that is seeking to develop sustainable policy change. He has worked as a strategy consultant with Arthur D. Little, Monitor, SustainAbility, Radley Yeldar and Enviros.
He is passionate about helping create a more sustainable economic paradigm both at national and local level. He was an active member of Transition Town Lewes and helped launch a local currency, the Lewes Pound to support the local community and reduce its carbon footprint.
Oliver speaks English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish and Portuguese and holds a Master’s of Law and an Insead MBA. He lives in Sussex with his wife and three children.
Work w/ CUSP
With CUSP Oliver explores the negative narrative that shapes our understanding of the world we live in and influences our belief that sustainable prosperity is possible. Our sense of self as individuals and as a society and the stories we tell—and believe—about who we are strongly influence what future we can imagine. If we believe we are selfish and greedy, then we will create an image of ourselves and our society where selfishness and greed dominate. On the other hand, if we believe we are collaborative and altruistic, then we can start imagining a society where those qualities thrive. This self-image permeates all aspects of our lives, including popular culture, the media and our workplaces where micro-management rules and competition is deemed to be the only way to succeed.
Oliver will start a conversation on the role the negative narrative plays in holding back real change and identify ways to develop an authentic positive narrative which will help deliver genuine sustainable prosperity.