Business & Finance

Maya Caine is a slow fashion entrepreneur focused on designing life-affirming systems that prioritize longevity, circularity, and justice. With a background in corporate strategy and systems thinking, she has spent the past seven years building slow and circular fashion solutions that challenge the industry’s dependence on overproduction and waste.

Claudia studies how cities across the United States are designing, financing, and implementing policies that serve not only to mitigate or adapt to climate change, but also to improve social justice in urban communities.

DeNarae investigates factors influencing the consumption of hair care products in Black communities and strives to facilitate the equitable transfer of information and resources needed to create and promote viable, sustainable consumption efforts in underrepresented communities.

Ross has led supply-chain operations for Doctors Without Borders and worked on responsible sourcing and recycling for Apple’s global supply chain. A citizen of both the U.S. and Ireland, he roots his sustainability work in Celtic, Ignatian, and monastic spiritual traditions.

Gillian is a trained environmental scientist committed to advancing interdisciplinary climate solutions. She’s focused now on elevating environmental and social sustainability as business bottom lines.

Stephen Moch is pursuing a joint Master in Business Administration and Master in Public Policy from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he is a David M. Rubenstein Fellow and George Leadership Fellow with...

Maggie Tallmadge is the Business Development Manager at Ranger Power, a utility-scale solar and battery storage development company, headquartered in Chicago, IL. Prior to joining Ranger, Maggie worked at the Coalition of Communities of...

City planner with extensive experience overseeing capacity building, sustainable transportation, and environmental justice projects.

Janelle Heslop is the Associate Director for Strategy and Innovation at NASA’s Earth Science Division, where she leads strategic initiatives and partnerships that connect cutting-edge science with real-world applications. With a background in engineering and business, she works at the intersection of technology, innovation, and strategic decision-making to drive meaningful change for our planet.