Nalini Chhetri is a clinical professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University. She is also the interim Chair of the Innovation in Global Development PhD program, and Senior Global Futures Scientist at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Lab. She holds a doctorate in education policy studies with a minor in demography, and an MSc in cyto-genetics. Chhetri’s work centers on climate impacts and communication, technology in developing nations, knowledge systems, gender, and urban sustainability. Her career also included overseeing large sustainable development programs for international nongovernmental organizations. She works with think-tanks and agencies in Nepal, India, Guyana, Sierra Leone, China, Ghana, and Jordan, and the USA. She has consulted for United Nations and European bilateral agencies.