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Maurice Strong, a senior advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and former senior advisor to the President of the World Bank, is one of the world's most influential political and environmental activists. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the [[International Institute for Sustainable Development|IISD]].

Strong served on the board of directors for the [[United Nations Foundation]], a UN-affiliated organization established by [[Ted Turner]]'s historic $1 billion donation. He is also a director of the [[World Economic Forum Foundation]], Chairman of the [[Earth Council]], former Chairman of the [[Stockholm Environment Institute]], and former Chairman of the [[World Resources Institute]].

In his native Canada, Strong's career has spanned over five decades at some of Canada's most prestigious companies. He has run several companies in the energy and resources sector, including the [[Power Corporation of Canada]], [[Ontario Hydro]], and [[Petro-Canada]] (the national oil company). He is currently the chairman of [[Technology Development, Inc.]], which funds research in the groundbreaking field of applying nanotechnology towards creating energy sources that are both affordable and ecofriendly.