Where do you want to be in ten years? | Jane Burston | TEDxLSE

Jane Burston is a prominent female leader in her field. She walks us through a story of how she got to where she is today by following central principles. This is practical advice for anyone trying to find the right place for their expertise, particularly if they want to do social or environmental good.

Jane Burston is Head of the Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory, the UK's national measurement institute, where she is responsible for managing the work of 120 scientists on climate science, emissions monitoring and low carbon technologies. She is a Trustee of the campaigning NGO Sandbag, a board member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s London Doctoral Training Programme, and a member of the World Economic Forum Council on the Future of Urbanisation. In 2011 she was named in Management Today’s ‘35 high-flying women under 35’ list and as Square Mile magazine’s ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’, and in 2012 as Management Today’s top UK ‘Non-profiteer’ and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.