Michel Gelobter — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Executive Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Justice.
Founded Cooler, a social venture focused on carbon offsets, in 2007.
Taught the first classes ever offered in environmental justice at UC Berkeley.
Authored the first dissertation ever on environmental justice.
Holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (1993).
Member of the board of trustees of Ceres and served on the board of trustees of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Biography

Michel Gelobter is the Executive Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Justice. He is recognized as a social entrepreneur, particularly in the field of clean technology, and for his research and advocacy in environmental justice and social sector innovation.

Gelobter earned a B.S. degree in Conservation and Resource Studies in 1984, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in 1993, all from the University of California, Berkeley.