Hunter Lovins

L. Hunter Lovins (née Sheldon, born February 26, 1950, in Middlebury, Vermont)[1] is an American environmentalist, author, sustainable development proponent, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute, and president of the nonprofit organization Natural Capitalism Solutions.

[5][9] In 2013, Hunter served as a mentor for Unreasonable at Sea, a technology business accelerator for social entrepreneurs seeking to scale their ventures in international markets, founded by Unreasonable Group, Semester at Sea, and Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.

[10] Lovins is a founding professor of the MBA in sustainability at Bard College, where she serves as a faculty member.

[17] She received Loyola Law School’s Alumni Association Board of Governors Recognition Award in 2000.

[18] The following year, Lovins and her Natural Capitalism co-authors were recognized with a Shingo Prize for manufacturing research.