L. Hunter Lovins, Esq., is the president and founder of Natural Capitalism,
Inc. and co-creator of the Natural Capitalism concept. In 1982 she co-founded
Rocky Mountain Institute and led that organization as its CEO for Strategy
until 2002. Under her leadership, RMI grew into an internationally recognized
research center, widely celebrated for its innovative thinking in energy and
resource issues. By the time Hunter left, the institute had grown to a staff of
50 people and a $7 million annual budget, half of it earned through
programmatic enterprise.
In 2001, Hunter was named one of four people from North America to serve as
a delegate to the United Nations Prep Conference for Europe and North America
for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. She served as a Commissioner
in the State of the World Forum's Commission on Globalization, co-chaired by
Mikhail Gorbachev, and Jane Goodall.
Lovins has co-authored nine books and dozens of papers, and was featured in
the award-winning film, Lovins On the Soft Path. Her latest book, Natural
Capitalism, co-authored with Amory Lovins and business author Paul Hawken, was
released in September 1999. It has been translated into a dozen languages and
was the subject of a Harvard Business Review summary. Recent articles by Hunter
have appeared in World Link, World Business Academy Review, American Prospect
and Los Angeles Times.
Trained as a lawyer (JD, Loyola University School of Law, Los Angeles),
Lovins has managed international non-profits, created several corporations, and
is in great demand as a speaker and consultant. Her areas of interest and
expertise include Natural Capitalism, globalization, economic development,
governance, land management, energy, water, green real-estate development and
community economic development. She has taught at dozens of universities,
including an engagement as the Henry R. Luce Visiting Professor at Dartmouth
College. She is currently Professor of Business at Presidio School of
Management in the first accredited MBA program in Sustainable Management.
