Jay Coen Gilbert

Jay Coen Gilbert is an executive advisor at Imperative 21, a business-led network that believes the imperative of the 21st century is to RESET our economic system so that its purpose is to create shared wellbeing on a healthy planet. Imperative 21 builds on Coen Gilbert’s experience as co-founder of B Lab, the nonprofit behind the global B Corporation movement.

Along with his B Lab cofounders, Coen Gilbert is the recipient of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the McNulty Prize at the Aspen Institute, where he is a Henry Crown Fellow.

Coen Gilbert has been called into anti-racism work, prioritizing his own learning and UNlearning journey while co-convening multiracial and white caucus spaces and formats including WMRJ (White Men for Racial Justice) and AWARE (Allies Whites Against Racism for Equity), both designed to help white people come together in peer-led communities of learning and practice to develop racial literacy, stamina, and communication skills, and a commitment to dismantle racism in ourselves, our organizations, our communities, and our country.

Prior to co-founding B Lab (and despite having no game), Coen Gilbert co-founded and sold AND1, a $250M basketball footwear, apparel, and entertainment company. He has also worked for McKinsey & Co, as well as organizations in the public and nonprofit sectors.