Joel Makower

Oakland, California United States

Chairman and Executive Editor

Joel is an award-winning author and for 25 years the leading voice on sustainable business, clean technology and innovation. He hosts GreenBiz.com’s annual GreenBiz Forum and the global VERGE conferences produced by GreenBiz, and is author of the annual “State of Green Business” report. Joel speaks widely to companies around the world. He is author of more than a dozen books, including Strategies for the Green Economy (2008), along with GreenBiz’s annual “State of Green Business” report. The Associated Press called Joel "The guru of green business practices." In 2012, he was awarded the Hutchens Medal by the American Society for Quality.