Dragana Bodruzic, PhD

Corporate Sustainability Specialist

“Rachel has been tremendously impactful in my work with communities in our region, in community wellness, engagement, and investment. She is extremely knowledgeable, both on what leadership requires and what is needed on the ground. Rachel cares deeply about our work and her guidance on the Taskforce has been invaluable.”
— Verna Westlake, Community Wellness Taskforce, Northwest Arctic Region & Teck Alaska
“Rachel and Elizabeth bring impressive professionalism and insight to their work and are creative in solving complex challenges. I would definitely work with them again.”
— Jay Schlosar, Director, Communities & Indigenous Affairs, Teck Resources Limited

Dragana Bodruzic is a corporate sustainability thought leader and professional social scientist, whose expertise focuses on the internal and external drivers of corporate sustainability, including regulation and compliance, in both the Global North and the Global South. She is driven by helping companies navigate complex systems to respond to the sustainability-related demands of government, communities, and civil society.

Dragana has authored numerous publications and conference papers on the evolution of Sustainability and CSR practices, corruption and the international development practices of Canadian mining companies.

Dragana has an MPhil in Development Studies from the University or Oxford, a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Education

  • PhD in Political Science, University of Toronto
  • Master (MPhil) in International Development, University of Oxford
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University


Competencies

  • CSR and sustainability research and writing
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Qualitative research
  • Sustainability reporting
  • Analyzing complex policy/regulatory environments
  • International sustainability standards, frameworks and principles
  • Community and international development


Languages

  • English (fluent)
  • Serbo-Croatian (fluent)