Christiana Wyly

As an author, lecturer, producer and investor, Christiana Wyly has dedicated her intellect, energy, time and capital to issues and efforts that will change the world. A true leader and expert in her field, Christiana's understanding and commitment to social and environmental causes is both deep-seated and widespread.

An evangelist for social change, she has built her reputation through sheer force of will and her ability to stay ahead of the curve. Christiana, as a young girl, inspired her father's environmental education, which led him to found Green Mountain Energy, one of the largest Clean Energy companies in the world. That experience showed her how business can be a powerful force (and partner) for change. A founding investor herself, Christiana remains actively involved.

Her commitment to the environment began at age 10, thanks to an environmental ethics class. Her compassion, her drive and her compass are clearly innate. She has worked hard to become conversant on issues from organic food and green gifts to free trade and micro-loans to photovoltaics and wind energy to social responsibility and social networking.

Christiana's current projects are exciting and far-reaching, running the gamut from investment to filmmaking to sustainable development. Christiana was a lead investor and key strategic contributor at Zaadz, Inc., a social networking website for people devoted to global change; she founded Be the Change Productions, a documentary film production company dedicated to producing films which document sustainable communities and lifestyles around the world; she is a venture partner at Satori Capital, an investment firm focused on Green investing, providing conscious capital and growing the market for products and firms dedicated to healthy and sustainable living; and is developing Pecos River Ranch, an eco-spa and resort in New Mexico, with actor and wilderness advocate Val Kilmer.

Christiana is active with a variety of non-profits. As a member of the Founder's Circle of FLOW, an organization which promotes entrepreneurial initiatives which focus on creating sustainable prosperity, Christiana works to accelerate women's entrepreneurship globally. She also serves on the L.A. Committee for Global Green USA and the advisory board of The New Media Foundation and

Her involvement in subjects like sustainable living, climate change, conscious capitalism, green investing and ecological, social and technological networks that has landed her on the cover of Kiplinger, and inside The New York Times, WIE Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, The Herald Tribune and Treehugger.com, among others.

Topics

Sustainable Living

Climate Change

Conscious Capitalism

Green Investing