Education
MS, Systems Ecology, Antioch University
BS, City University of New York
Bio
Gil Friend, president & CEO of Natural Logic Inc, is a noted thought leader on sustainable business, with more than 38 years of experience and clients including Agilent Technologies, Coca-Cola, Dean Foods, Hewlett Packard, Levi Straus & Co, Nike and Sun MicroSystems.
He is the author of The Truth About Green Business (FT Press), and the forthcoming Risk, Fiduciary Responsibility and the Laws of Nature. He has contributed chapters to several books, including Worldchanging: A Users Guide to the 21st Century, Sustainable Enterprise Report, Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook, and Risk, Fiduciary Responsibility and the Laws of Nature, has written more than 100 articles on sustainability and business (including a column for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate).
He holds an MS in Systems Ecology from Antioch University, a black belt in Aikido, and is a seasoned practitioner of "The Natural Step" sustainability management system.
Courses
Principles of Sustainable Management
Executive Sessions
Metrics I: Introduction
Metrics II: Implementation
