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John ‘Jack’ Kittinger named director of ASU’s Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures
January 22, 2026

Fellows mentioned in this story: Jack Kittinger

From Arizona State University News:

Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory has named John “Jack” Kittinger as director of the Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures, the newest school housed in the Rob Walton College of Global Futures.

“The challenges facing our world today demand fundamentally new systems, ones designed to connect knowledge with action at speed and scale. At the Global Futures Laboratory we are built to operate across disciplines, sectors and communities to help shape a thriving future for all,” said Peter Schlosser, vice president and vice provost of Global Futures.

“The Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures embodies this approach. Under Jack’s leadership, the school will help redefine conservation as a dynamic-driven field, grounded in community partnership and within the dynamics of Earth’s systems. If we want a future in which life can thrive, we must actively build it, starting now.”

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