F.M.D. (Frank) Vanclay, Prof

Prof Frank Vanclay has a personal chair as professor of social impact assessment and management. He is highly-ranked in the Stanford University listing of the world’s top 2% of scientists and is a leading authority in the field of social practice/social performance. He has received awards from the International Association for Impact Assessment and other organizations. He has authored many key documents in the social impact assessment field, including the 2003 International Principles, and the 2015 international guidance document. A recent open access book is: Vanclay & Esteves (eds) 2024 Handbook in Social Impact Assessment and Management . His interests also include: project induced displacement & resettlement; business & human rights; social licence to operate; social sustainability; extractive industries & society; Indigenous rights; Free, Prior & Informed Consent (FPIC); benefit sharing; community engagement; and public participation.

Associate, Community Insights Group
Series Editor of the Edward Elgar book series, Research Handbooks in Impact Assessment.
Member of the Editorial Boards of: Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal; Journal of Responsible Innovation; Rural Society