Sanjay Wahal, PhD is a sustainability strategist, innovation leader, and systems thinker working at the intersection of climate, materials, technology, and human behavior. With more than three decades of global experience spanning industry, research, and strategy, his work focuses on translating complex climate challenges into coherent, actionable pathways for long-term resilience.Trained as a chemical engineer, materials scientist and business strategist, Dr. Wahal has led innovation and commercialization eff ortsacross advanced materials, nonwovens, chemicals, packaging, energy systems, and decarbonization technologies. His expertise spans renewable energy, circular materials, biobased and mycelium-derived alternatives, AI-enabled manufacturing, and carbon accountability systems.He has advised corporations, cleantech investors, and institutions on climate-aligned growth, systems redesign, and the deployment of scalable sustainability solutions. Beyond technology, Dr. Wahal is deeply engaged with the human dimension of sustainability-exploring how desire, culture, leadership, and behavior shape planetary outcomes. His work uniquely bridges ancient wisdom traditions with modern systems thinking, examining how discipline, rhythm, and intentionality can guide society from extractive excess toward regenerative balance. This perspective underpins his broader body of work including several books.He is the Founder of Decarbonization, LLC, an advisory firm dedicated to advancing climate-positive materials, circular economy strategies, and industrial decarbonization pathways. He is the author of The eCarbon Card Blueprint: Digital Solutions for Carbon Accountability-India as a Model (Armin Lear, 2025), A Quantum Walk Through Sustainability: Nonlinear Thinking for a Nonlinear World (The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt, 2026), Why Did Rama Walk Barefoot During Exile?: The Barefoot CEO-A Model of Purposeful Leadership and Living in a World of Noise (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, 2026), and Mudras on the Plate: The Yoga of Eating with Hands (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, 2026).A frequent speaker, writer, and advisor, Dr. Wahal is known for integrating rigorous scientific and systems-based analysis with philosophical clarity and cultural insight.He lives and works at the intersection of industry and imagination, guided by the belief that the future will not be shaped by technology alone-but by the wisdom to align desire with responsibility, progress with patience, and innovation with care.