George Burrill
Advisory Board Member
New Zealand
George Burrill TNC Asia Pacific Council member © Courtesy photo
Areas of Expertise
Environmental, economic, governance and engineering consultancy.
Board Term
Since September 2026Biography
George is a former university professor and the founder and former President of Associates in Rural Development (ARD), a USA based global provider of environmental, economic, agriculture and engineering professional consulting services to governments and international banks.
George and his wife live half the year in Vermont, USA where he is on the TNC board and five months in New Zealand where he has been involved with TNC since its’ beginning there. He is a former member of the TNC Asia Pacific Council.
George has a BA in Political Science from Drew University with studies at the London School of Economics, an MA in Government from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. in Policy Studies from the Union Graduate School.