L. Hunter Lovins

L. Hunter Lovins is President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions. NCS educates senior decision-makers in business, government and civil society to restore and enhance the natural and human capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life. In partnership with leading thinkers and implementers, NCS creates innovative, practical tools and strategies to enable companies, communities and countries to become more sustainable.

Trained as a sociologist and lawyer (JD), Hunter co-founded the California Conservation Project (Tree People), and Rocky Mountain Institute, which she led for 20 years. Lovins has consulted for scores of industries and governments worldwide including the International Finance Corporation, Wal-Mart, the Pentagon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and others.

Lovins, named a Time Magazine 2000 Hero of the Planet, has co-authored nine books and hundreds of papers. She is currently a founding Professor of Business at Presidio School of Management, among the first accredited programs offering an MBA in Sustainable Management.