Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee is a geographer-geologist specialising in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) for analysis, problem-solving and strategic planning. A graduate of St. Georges College where he was President of the Environmental Club, he earned his B.Sc. (1st Class Honours) in Earth Sciences with an emphasis on geology in 2001. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Oxford in 2004 and had a UK Commonwealth Scholarship to assist in his studies in the UK. He took the opportunity whilst at Oxford to complete a certificate in Science Enterprise at the Saiid Business School there. He returned to Jamaica as the Executive Director of the Mona GeoInformatics Institute, UWI, Mona where he remained for 17 years growing the Institute into the premier advanced GIS service provider. Currently he is the Chief Strategy Officer with The Leap Co. which he started with a forward-thinking team to develop, strengthen and support business and community models that deliver solutions to social, environmental and economic challenges. He is also the Vice President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) a position he was elected to in December, 2021. He has served and continues to serve on several private sector and national boards, including as Chairman e.g. Grace Kennedy Co. Ltd., Scientific Research Council, Bureau of Standards.
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