Sarah McInerney manages the Biomimicry Institute’s Ray of Hope Prize Program, identifying, supporting, and accelerating the world’s most promising nature-inspired startups to address humanity's biggest environmental and social challenges. Traditionally trained as a zoologist and educator, Sarah completed her PhD in Integrated Bioscience focusing on the potential of biomimicry to advance the narrative of corporate sustainability through design and behaviour. Through this work she has provided professional biomimicry education and innovation services for a variety of audiences from Fortune 500 companies to K-12 institutions within academic, corporate, and natural settings.