Glen Hearns is an Associate at Compass with over a decade of  experience in resource management and decision making, conflict resolution and strategic  planning. He has worked in over 20 countries around the globe.

Glen's work focuses on applying structured approaches to make strategic choices around resource use and policy, and has applied this to various sectors including water use planning, energy, local economic development, biology and conservation. He holds a PhD from the Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability of UBC, a Master of Science in Policy Planning from IHE Delft, and a Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from the University of Waterloo.

How did you come to work at Compass?

Hitchhiked.

What is something most people don’t know about you (but will now)?

I am not really accident prone.

What is the best thing a client has ever said to you?

Allow me to get the bill.

Describe WHY you do what you do.

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness...

If you were on a trans-atlantic flight, feeling chatty, and could pick anyone -- alive or dead, real or fictional -- to sit beside who would it be and why?

Icarus....  obvious why really!

What do you know now that you wished you'd known 10 years ago?

The price of homes in Greater Vancouver in 2010.