In 2012, Andy Ruben left his executive role at Walmart to start Yerdle and pursue his dream of building the next generation of retail. An online store whose mission is to reduce the durable consumer goods we need to buy by 25 percent, Yerdle allows customers to post pictures of their unused items and swap them for things they want. Before launching Yerdle, Ruben started Walmart’s sustainability effort, reimagining the company’s US$20 billion private brands business, and integrating online and brick-and-mortar stores. Ruben is also a TED speaker who has been featured in NPR’s All Things Considered, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. As one of Walmart’s youngest corporate officers, Ruben also testified before the U.S. Congress as an expert in business and sustainability.

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Eunice Heath leads the integration of sustainability in business and market strategies across the Dow enterprise. She also directs Dow’s participation in The Sustainability Consortium and related sustainable marketing and value chain initiatives. To help the next generation of talent embrace a sustainability mindset, Heath manages Dow’s sustainability higher education programs and relationships, which includes overseeing the Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award program at 18 global universities. Heath also serves as the implementation leader for Dow’s circular economy goal, one of the company’s 2025 sustainability goals.

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Marshall Chase leads BSR’s work with U.S.-based manufacturing companies and he supports BSR’s information and communications technology and transport and logistics practices. With a background in corporate environmental issues and experience in emerging economies, Chase works with BSR members on international sustainability strategy development and execution, as well as on product, service, supply chain strategy, and assessment. He also leads BSR's work on conflict minerals. Prior to BSR, Chase led the development of business services and partnerships at the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, and he managed environmental initiatives as a consultant to major real estate companies in the Washington, D.C., area. He also has experience in sustainable business development as a Peace Corps Volunteer and consultant in West Africa.