Kari Herlevi
Project Director, Circular Economy
The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
Kari Herlevi is a versatile multi-talent in the field of circular economy. He leads the circular economy area at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund. Previously responsible for the resource efficient economy area in Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, he managed the Green Growth — Towards a Sustainable Future program, which aimed to identify potential new growth areas for the sustainable economy business. Kari also has worked in the Tekes Silicon Valley office for a few years and his special interests are circular economy, fast growing cleantech firms and developing countries such as the BRIC.