Gunter Pauli — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Novamont, a leading biopolymer company working with agricultural waste, since 2013.
Founded the Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) in 1994.
Is the Concept Creator and Designer of "The Blue Economy" models since 2004, which designs business models using local resources and has generated thousands of companies.
Author of "The Blue Economy," a book advocating for making sustainable solutions economically viable.
Is a Member of the Club of Rome and a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Holds an MBA from INSEAD and an honors degree in ecodesign from the Politecnico di Torino.
Serves as a professor at the Politecnico di Torino and the University of Pécs.

Biography

Gunter Pauli is an entrepreneur, economist, and author born in 1956 in Antwerp, Belgium. He is widely recognized for his main work, "The Blue Economy." Fluent in seven languages and having lived on four continents, Pauli's entrepreneurial activities span business, culture, science, politics, and the environment. He holds a degree in economics from Loyola University (now University of Antwerp) and an MBA from INSEAD.