CBE, Huxley College to Host Business Eco-Strategist Andrew Winston Jan. 29

Western's Wilder Professorship of Business and the Environment, the College of Business and Economics, and Huxley College of the Environment will sponsor a talk by Andrew Winston, a global expert on business strategies, from 1-2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 in Fraser Hall 102 on campus.

Winston’s talk is free and open to the public.

Winston is a globally recognized expert on how companies can navigate and profit from humanity’s biggest challenges. Winston’s first book, “Green to Gold,” was the top-selling green business title of the last decade, selling more than 100,000 copies in seven languages. Inc. Magazine included Green to Gold on its all-time list of 30 books that every manager should own.

His latest book, The Big Pivot, was selected as one of the "Best Business Books" by Strategy+Business magazine. The book provides a practical roadmap to help leaders build resilient, thriving companies and communities in a volatile world. He is also author of the Harvard Business Review Magazine cover story, “Resilience in a Hotter World.”

As founder of Winston Eco-Strategies, Winston’s views on strategy have been sought after by many of the world’s leading companies, including Boeing, HP, J&J, Kimberly-Clark, PepsiCo, PwC and Unilever.

Winston is also a highly respected and dynamic speaker, reaching audiences of thousands with an entertaining message of practical optimism: the world’s challenges are great, but business has the tools, resources and creativity to create a sustainable world. He has spoken all over the world – in Europe, Russia, Brazil, the Middle East and China – bringing his ideas to leadership meetings of the top executives of Fortune 500 companies, large industry conferences, and high-profile events like the World Innovation Forum and TED.

Winston is a regular blogger and contributor to Harvard Business Review online, the Guardian, Huffington Post and his own popular blog at www.andrewwinston.com. Winston has been quoted or appeared in major media such as The Wall Street Journal, Time, BusinessWeek, New York Times and CNBC.

Winston’s work is based on significant business experience and education. His earlier career included advising companies on corporate strategy while at Boston Consulting Group and management positions in strategy and marketing at Time Warner and MTV. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton, a master’s degree in Business Administration from Columbia University and a master’s degree in Environmental Management from Yale. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife and two sons.

For additional information please contact Sandra Mottner, associate dean of Western Washington University’s Finance and Marketing Department, at Sandra.mottner@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2403.