Marty Janowitz

For 17 years Acharya Marty Janowitz studied, served and taught under the Ven. Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche’s guidance and now continues under the guidance of his lineage heir Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Inspired by the vision of creating enlightened society Marty has long been dedicated to integrating the paths of inner and societal wisdom with particular interest in environmental transformation. Much of Marty’s current teaching focuses on this essential Shambhala heart and action path and in that context, what he describes as sacred activism. Marty is Chair of the Nova Scotia Roundtable on Environment and Sustainable Prosperity and is active in Buddhist climate change initiatives, the Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA) Institute and as a trustee of Naropa University. Marty is Vice President and Practice Leader of Sustainable Development for Stantec, where he focuses on the company’s ‘walking the talk’, and consults on community, national and corporate social responsibility and sustainability.