Featured Member Profiles

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Mirran Raphaely 150x180Mirran Raphaely 

Dr.Hauschka

Mirran Raphaely is the CEO of Dr.Hauschka, a sustainable skin care company that believes in holistic remedies and the healing power of naturally derived ingredients.

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Ben & Jerry 225x180Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

 Ben & Jerry's

The phenomenon that is Ben & Jerry's has catalyzed the best thinking on one of their most enduring passions: the triple bottom line — People, Planet, Profit. 

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Alex & Nikhil 150x180Nikhil Arora & Alejandro Velez

Back to the Roots

College friends Nikhil Arora and Alex Velez were taking a class together when they first learned from their professor that it might be possible to grow gourmet, edible mushrooms from recycled coffee grounds.

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Tom Szaky 150x180Tom Szaky

TerraCycle, Inc.

Tom Szaky is the Founder and CEO of TerraCycle, Inc., a company whose purpose is to eliminate the idea of waste by rendering products and packaging that are non-recyclable recyclable.

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Melissa Bradley 150x180Melissa Bradley 

Melissa L. Bradley has been a social entrepreneur and proven leader at several organizations committed to social change. 

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Michael Kieschnick 150x180Michael Kieschnick 

Working Assets

Michael Kieschnick, an SVN member since 1992, is CEO, president and co-founder of CREDO/Working Assets, a company dedicated to changing the world through progressive philanthropy and political activism.

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Mary Waldner 150x180Mary Waldner

Mary's Gone Crackers

Mary Waldner is the co-founder of Mary’s Gone Crackers, a line of gluten-free snacks that she developed after her long struggle with Celiac Disease.

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Evan Shapiro 150x180Evan Shapiro

Participant Media

Evan Shapiro is the President of Participant Television and Pivot, Participant Media's new television network focused on engaging millennials in social change. 

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Scott And Matt 150x180Scott Leonard & Matt Reynolds

Indigenous Designs

Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds, co-founders of INDIGENOUS are leading the transformation of the apparel industry.

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Maryanne Howland 150x180MaryAnne Howland

Ibis Communications

Owner and president of Ibis Communications, MaryAnne and her award-winning creative team help build bridges between brands and emerging and niche markets.

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Wayne Silby 150x180Wayne Silby 

Calvert Social Investment Fund

Wayne Silby is one of the fathers of the Social Venture Network and also regarded as a pioneer of social investing.

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Karl Carter 150x180Karl Carter

Inner City Enterprises

I hope to impact our world through positive images, delivered through creative media and in a manner that will resonate with people who need to hear it the most.

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Josh Mailman 150x180Josh Mailman 

Serious Change Investments

Josh Mailman founded SVN with Wayne Silby in 1987.

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Bonny Meyer 150x180Bonny Meyer

Meyer Family Enterprises

Bonny Meyer is a winemaker turned philanthropist and impact investor.

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Adnan Durrani 150x180Adnan Durrani

Saffron Road/American Halal, Co.

"So it is written. This is our time, our opportunity. What we do now will shape the human condition for the next 1,000 years. It is time to continue to be the avatars of peace, justice, and social and environmental activism, especially in business, where values-based ethics is sorely M.I.A.”

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Margot Fraser 150x180Margot Fraser

Birkenstock USA

"We were the pioneers and made it easier for other companies with similar products and ideas to enter the field.”

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