Gordon McBean jẹ onimọ-jinlẹ Ayika Ilu Kanada (1970-88), Ọjọgbọn UBC (1988-94), Eto Iwadi Oju-ọjọ Alaga Agbaye (1988-94) (Igbakeji-alaga, 1986-88). Gẹgẹbi Alaga, o ṣe iranlọwọ lati ṣẹda: IPCC ati, lati jẹki imọ-jinlẹ ayika agbaye, IAI (Igbimọ, 1995-00; Igbakeji Alakoso, 1998-00) ati START (Board, 2004-15; Alaga, 2009-15). O jẹ Iranlọwọ Igbakeji Minisita, Ayika Canada (1994-00) ati niwon 2000, Western University Ojogbon, Department of Geography ati Ayika ati Afihan Alaga, Institute fun Catastrophic Isonu Idinku.
Fun Igbimọ Kariaye fun Imọ-jinlẹ, o ṣe olori Iwadi Iṣọkan lori Ẹgbẹ Eto Ewu Ajalu (2006-8) ati Igbimọ Imọ-jinlẹ (2009-11). Ni 2011, o ti dibo bi Alakoso-ayanfẹ ICSU ati pe o jẹ Alakoso (2014-2018). Gẹgẹbi Alakoso ICSU, o ṣe itọsọna S&T Ẹgbẹ pataki ni awọn idunadura ti awọn paati Eto Agbaye ati pe o jẹ Igbimọ Alakoso Ilẹ-aye Ọjọ iwaju (ẹgbẹ, 2014-18; Alaga-alaga 2016-18). O ṣe alakoso iṣọpọ pẹlu Igbimọ Awọn Imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-imọ-ni-ni-ni-ni-2018-2011 Awọn ọlá Rẹ pẹlu: Ilana ti Canada; 202 Nobel Peace Prize fun awọn ipa IPCC; 97 AGU Ambassador Eye; 2007 AMS Cleveland Abbe Eye; 2015 International Meteorological Organisation Prize; ati Ẹlẹgbẹ: ISC, IUGG, IAFoST, RSC, AGU, AMS, CMOS.