Alisa Gravitz
Alisa Gravitz is a leading expert on how families and businesses can “go green,” saving money and resources. She is also a nationally recognized leader in the social investment industry.
Gravitz has led Green America, the national green economy organization for nearly 30 years. Green America (formerly Co-op America) develops marketplace solutions to social and environmental problems with a key focus on tackling climate change, building fair trading systems, stopping corporate abuse and growing the green economy. Green America operates the nation’s largest green business and green consumer networks.
She authored Green America’s acclaimed Guide to Social Investing, with over a million copies in print and the popular Guide to Community Investing. The 1% in Community Campaign, a joint program of Green America and the Social Investment Forum, has moved over $2 billion into community investments from social investment portfolios.
Her board service includes Ceres, Positive Future Network (YES! Magazine), Network for Good, People 4 Earth, and Underdog Ventures Foundation. She earned her MBA from Harvard University and her BA in economics and environmental sciences from Brandeis University.
Alisa Gravitz’s innovative work to create a more socially just and environmentally sustainable society generates as much concrete action as it does enthusiasm and hope for the future.