Budd Lionel Hall, O.C.
Victoria, British Columbia
Budd Hall is a community-based research innovator. For decades, he has inspired generations of researchers to form partnerships with the communities in which they work, transforming how knowledge is produced and shared. Now professor emeritus at the University of Victoria, he was the founding director of its Office of Community-Based Research, the first of its kind in Canada and a model of university-community engagement. Through his leadership work with UNESCO, he supports a global network of researchers who strive towards real social change in a complex world.