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Wayne Robert Decker

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Professor Emeritus at University of Arizona, School of Geography and Development
📍 Tucson, Arizona, United States

Wayne Robert Decker is the Founder and President of The Flame Tree Initiative, dedicated to sustainable development in Africa. A Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona with a Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins University, his work focuses on leveraging innovation and entrepreneurship to address serious public concerns and create change.

He describes himself as a non-traditional academic who is grounded in reality. He is passionate about collaborative work and enjoys partnering with the private sector, government, international organizations, and technology innovators to tackle major challenges and motivate students to address pressing public issues.

After a long academic career, he resigned his tenured professorship in 2015 to lead The Flame Tree Initiative full-time.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Professor Emeritus
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Mitigating Energy Poverty
His organization, The Flame Tree Initiative, is actively working to mitigate energy poverty, with a recent focus on hiring leadership for this mission in Malawi.
Development Entrepreneurship
Focuses on using innovation and entrepreneurship strategies for sustainable development, a theme from his academic career that now drives his non-profit work.
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Career

Work history

5-2015
Professor Emeritus
University of Arizona, School of Geography and Development
Founder and President
The Flame Tree Initiative
9-1992 - 5-2015
Professor, MDP Director, School of Geography and Development
Univ of Arizona
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Ph.D.
The Johns Hopkins University
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