Ray Anderson

Ray Anderson, General Editor of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, was a visionary entrepreneur and champion for the environment, dubbed by Fortune as "the greenest CEO in America." His books, especially the latest, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist, will continue to inspire, and Ray's influence will continue to be felt through the work of all the people he has encouraged, supported, and instructed. Ray Anderson built an off-the-grid home, authored a book chronicling his life, Mid-Course Correction, and became an unlikely screen hero in the 2004 Canadian documentary, "The Corporation" and in the 2007 film by Leonardo DiCaprio, "The 11th Hour." He was a master commentator on the Sundance Channel's series, "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" and was named one of TIME magazine's Heroes of the Environment in 2007, with a similar honor from Elle Magazine that year. He was a sought-after speaker and advisor on many environmental issues, including a stint as co-chair of the President's Council on Sustainable Development during President Clinton's administration. Anderson was lauded by government, environmental, and business groups alike. In 2007, he was honored as a recipient of the Purpose Prize from Civic Ventures, a think tank and an idea incubator, and by Auburn University with its International Quality of Life Award.