Dr Hardy is the Managing Director of Private Family Office MAP2 Ventures, an impact investment fund focusing on sustainable development. Envoy at the Saudi Arabia based Sustainability Tourism Global Center with a mission to decarbonize the tourism sector.

A board member of the Global Chamber of Business Leaders and hold several advisory board positions with privately-owned technology companies. He is also the former CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association. He has over 35 years of experience in corporate development and investment in technology, coupled with several leadership roles with non-profit organizations.

He received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Capilano University in 2016. In 2017, Dr Hardy graduated from the Executive Program of Singularity University in Exponential Technologies and was honored as a “Global Peace Ambassador” by the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism.