Arnold Tukker is project manager for the Sustainable Consumption
Research Exchange (SCORE!) and technology manager and the leader
of the market team "European and International Affairs" within TNO
Built Environment and Geosciences, Business Unit Innovation and
Environment, Delft, the Netherlands. He currently manages a research
program on transitions and system innovations, which during the 2006
scientific assessment exercise was evaluated as one of TNO's top ranking
programs. Dr. Tukker joined TNO in 1990, and has worked with TNO's
strategic innovation think tank, TNO Strategy, Policy, and Technology
(STB). Over time, his focus has shifted from waste management,
environmental impact assessment, life cycle assessment, material flow
analysis, and risk assessment to interactive policy making, sustainable
system innovation, and transition management. The author of "Frames in
the Toxicity Controversy: Risk Assessment and Policy Analysis related
to the Dutch Chlorine Debate and the Swedish PVC Debate," Dr. Tukker
is widely published and is a frequently speaker at conferences world
wide. In his 18-year career, he has played a leading role in the acquisition
of more than 15 Million Euro in research grants, including major EUfunded
programs Dr. Tukker holds a Ph.D. in philosophy of science from
Tilburg University, the Netherlands.