Carol Liao is an Associate Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law and the Distinguished Fellow at the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics, Sauder School of Business, UBC. She is the Chair of the Canada Climate Law Initiative, dedicated to advancing director knowledge on the latest in climate science and fiduciary obligation. Her research focuses on corporate law and sustainability, climate governance, gender and racial justice. Carol was named as one of Canada’s 2024 Clean50 and Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, and is the recipient of the Business in Vancouver Influential Women in Business Award, TELUS Community Service Award, and BCBusiness Women of the Year Award.