Scott Lewis
Work and Volunteer
Current
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Founder, Climate Posit^ve
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Consultant, Lewis Strategic
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Board member, Sun Valley Institute
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Board member, MMGL - privately-held real estate development company
Previous
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Founder and CEO, Brightworks Sustainability - one of the leading sustainability and green building service providers in the US.
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Founding board chair: EcoDistricts (initally Portland Sustainability Institute)
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Founder, co-founder, or senior team member of several startup and early stage companies, and board member and past president of several NGOs
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Director and Past President, Oregon Natural Resources Council (now Oregon Wild!)
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Director, Northwest Earth Institute
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Board member (12 years), Schnitzer Steel Inc., largest domestic recycler of scrap metal in the US and industrial steel manufacturer
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Senior aide for energy and environmental policy to national elected official and presidential nominee
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Author of two books and numerous articles on environmental and conservation-related subjects
Education and Training
JD, Stanford Law School
BA with honors in Political Economy, Colorado College
Member, The Natural Step Associates - a small select group with advanced training in the application of the TNS framework.
Participant, Executive Champions Workshop (ECW) - executive education in organizational change led by Peter Senge.
Participant, Theory U training - executive education in organizational change leadership led by Otto Scharmer.
Graduate, Harvard and Stanford University "Director's Colleges" - executive education for corporate board members.
Graduate, National Outdoor Leadership School - Semester in the Rockies program.
ISO14001 Lead Auditor Certification
LEED AP
Passions
Entrepreneurship for social change, human-powered activity in wilderness, cooking, music, photography, art, reading, meditation, yoga, friends and (most importantly) family.
