Joel Makower

Joel Makower is a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. As a writer and strategist on corporate sustainability practices and clean technology, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental goals with business strategy. He is author of several books on business and sustainability, including his most recent, Strategies for the Green Economy; a frequent commentator in print, broadcast, and online media; and a sought-after speaker to companies and business groups. He also is a co-founder and principal of Clean Edge Inc., a research and publishing firm focusing on clean technologies, and serves as a senior strategist to GreenOrder, a sustainability strategy firm. From 1991 to 2005, Makower was editor of The Green Business Letter, an award-winning monthly newsletter on corporate environmental strategy. Makower is a graduate in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley and is an advisor to more than a dozen start-ups and non-profit organizations. The Associated Press has called Joel "the guru of green business practices." Return to VERGE SF: November 12-13, 2012