Executive director of Project Drawdown, Paul Hawken is one of the environmental movement’s leading voices, and has authored best-selling books on environmental movements and the impacts of commerce on living systems, founded successful, ecologically-conscious businesses, and consulted with heads of state and CEOs on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy.

Paul is one of the pioneering proponents of corporate reform with respect to ecological practices, one of the themes on which he often focuses in his writing.

Paul is the founder and Executive Director for Project Drawdown, a non-profit that describes when and how climate change can be reversed. The organization maps and models the scaling of one hundred substantive technological, social, and ecological solutions to climate change. These solutions already exist, and are all “no regrets” initiatives; they improve people’s lives, create jobs, restore the environment, enhance security, generate resilience, and advance human health. The outcome of this research will be published and widely available through a book, an open-source database, and an interactive digital platform.

Paul Hawken