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Emmy Allison is motivated by a curiosity for humanity and justice. She centers her work on making everyone feel like they belong and is inspired by the heart and creativity it takes to run regenerative businesses within our larger extractive economy. Before joining LIFT Economy, Emmy worked as a Community Success Specialist at B Lab (the non-profit behind the B Corp movement). Emmy helped drive awareness, engagement, and satisfaction for Certified B Corps in the US and Canada. As part of her role, she also supported 1,700 B Corps in the technical requirements of renewing their B Corp certification.

So far in her eclectic career, she has worked in finance and philanthropy for an UHNW family office, produced and facilitated diversity and inclusion trainings for independent schools in Washington, D.C., and served one year of national service with City Year Philadelphia. As a professional at Drexel University, she supported the successful launch of the University & Community Partnerships unit to better extend the resources of the university to the surrounding neighborhoods. She went on to operate workforce development and economic inclusion programming through Drexel’s Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. Emmy’s other experiences range from working for smaller lean organizations, as a nanny for young children, and a co-founder for a myriad of startups and nonprofits.

Emmy is based in Seattle, WA, but you will often find her computer set up somewhere around the world as she learns about new cultures, foods, and people’s life experiences. She spends her time experiencing long walks, biking, and loves a good versatile spreadsheet. Ask her about her latest house project, what she’s reading/listening to, or the last interesting bird she spotted.

Lynne Andersson is an Associate Professor in the Management Department of the Fox School of Business. Her research focuses on the dark side of business organizations; in particular, some of the social maladies that are associated with late capitalism, such as corruption, cynicism, incivility, phantom freedom and detrimental philanthrocapitalism, as well as the role of social activism in the labor movement and in countering capitalist barriers to sustainability.  

She teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of Business, Society and Ethics, The State of Labor, Corporate Sustainability, and Qualitative Research Methods, and has been lauded for her curricular innovation and ability to inspire critical thinking in her students.  

She currently serves as the Associate Academic Director of the Fox Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Program. She is the founding faculty advisor to the Fox School SPO Net Impact and mentored the students who founded the sustainable, student-run cooperative restaurant, the Rad Dish Café. In addition, she’s served many years on the Board of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia and as a Judge of Elections in Philadelphia’s 59th Ward.  

Dr. Basu has been studying accounting since his teens, starting with double-entry bookkeeping in high school. His research ranges from pre=historic accounting to current accounting issues, especially misuse of statistical methods. Basu received the American Accounting Association (AAA) 2012 Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award for his research on the effects of accounting conservatism on the properties of reported earnings. His research on the origins of accounting and its co-evolution with the brain and the complexity of economic exchange was recognized with the AAA’s 2006 and 2010 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Awards, the 2024 Hourglass Award from the Academy of Accounting Historians, and as the AAA’s 2019 Yuji Ijiri Memorial Lecturer on the Foundations of Accounting. He received the inaugural 2023 AACSB-AAA-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges for showing that bank ESG ratings are untrustworthy.

Chris Cera is the CEO of Arcweb Technologies (B Corp), which works with growth leaders and innovators to build custom digital products with proven, high-performing, cross-functional teams. They have been honored with many awards for their work including Fast Company (World Changing Ideas, Innovation By Design), MobileWebAwards (Best Mobile Application), Daveys(Mobile Gold, Health Services Gold, Best Visual Appeal Silver), and Digital Health Awards (Bronze). 

Prior to Arcweb Technologies, Chris was the CTO and co-founder of Vuzit, a cloud document management software company that was acquired by Accusoft. Prior to Vuzit, he was a software developer for several companies including GSK where his career began in Cheminformatics building neural networks for computational drug discovery. He also co-founded Philly Startup Leaders, one of the city’s largest non-profit organizations dedicated to entrepreneurs. He has co-authored three patents, numerous peer-reviewed publications, and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Drexel University.   

Professor Gehman’s research investigates how businesses and other organizations can contribute to tackling grand challenges related to sustainable development through strategic practices, technological innovation, and institutional change. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and more than a dozen business school teaching cases, as well as the investigator, co-investigator, or recipient of more than $5 million in research funding. Professor Gehman’s past and current research examines these issues in a wide range of contexts, including B Corporations and benefit corporations; organizational values practices and codes of conduct; environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance; hydraulic fracturing and unconventional shale gas development; crowdfunding; natural and biodynamic wine; social entrepreneurship and innovation; and social license to operate, among others. In approaching these questions, Professor Gehman draws primarily on organization theory, together with insights from strategic management, and science and technology studies. His work also takes a process perspective, focusing on the emergence and evolution of organizational concerns over place and time. 

Professor Gehman has taught students at all levels: undergraduate, specialized masters, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral. His teaching has covered topics such as management and organization; business, ethics, and society; managing corporate sustainability; innovating for sustainability; responsible leadership; strategic management; and organizing for grand challenges. At GWSB, he primarily teaches the core business ethics and public policy courses in a variety of MBA programs. 

Professor Gehman is active in the field of management, including the Academy of Management, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability, and European Group for Organization Studies. His past and current roles include editorial and board positions at the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing, Organization Studies, and Organization Theory. He also is a cofounder of B Academics, a non-profit organization committed to advancing the state of academic study into business as a force for good. Prior to joining George Washington University, he was on faculty at the University of Alberta School of Business as Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management. He also spent 13 years in industry before becoming an academic. Professor Gehman graduated from Cornell University (B.S.) and the Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D.). 

Making positive changes to the solar industry is in Gold-Markel’s DNA. In 2008, he founded Solar States as a B Corp with the dual purposes of installing solar power and educating the next generation about the technology. After attending a speech by Green for All advocate Van Jones, he took that mission one step further and aspired to bring underserved communities into the green economy. True to this plan, Gold-Markel led Solar States to partner with the Philadelphia Energy Authority and other organizations to create the “Find Your Power” curriculum, a free 38-class program for anyone interested in becoming a solar installer. Since the launch, Gold-Markel’s team has trained hundreds of high school students and adults on how to install solar. A number of Find Your Power graduates are now employed by Solar States, some holding positions as master electricians or solar designers. Those working at Solar States have access to healthcare benefits and profit-sharing opportunities. Gold-Markel’s dedication and drive have opened the door to stable solar careers for many people who may not have otherwise had access. 

Anastasia Gramotneva is the Associate Director of Community Growth with B Lab, the nonprofit behind B Corp Certification. In this role, she leads growth strategy, marketing, and partnerships, building up and nurturing an ecosystem of impact-driven businesses and amplifying the movement’s collective impact. Anastasia is pursuing an MBA at Bard (GPS), where she serves as the Net Impact chapter president and a Student Council member, and is passionate about creating access to opportunities for emerging leaders.

Anastasia’s international background weaves psychology, community organizing, operations, and business consulting, enabling her to understand both the human elements of organisational change and the strategic & technical frameworks needed for sustained transformation. Prior to B Lab, Anastasia spent almost a decade working with Google as a Global Client Partner, overseeing global product launches and cross-functional partnership strategy. Since 2020, Anastasia has worked pro bono with founders and small business owners across the Americas, supporting their authentic growth through open-source resource creation informed by her years in the tech industry. Anastasia has also partnered with Zero Waste USA to support waste education and thought leadership around waste management.

A land steward, agroforester, and certified Permaculture Designer, Anastasia co-founded La Finca de Hadas in Costa Rica – a gathering space and a small-scale food forest that returns green spaces to the local community. Anastasia is eager to channel her hands-on expertise in circular business practices into Philadelphia’s flourishing urban landscape, fostering climate justice and community resilience.

Elizabeth is a coach, educator, and a visionary program creator, she leads Strategy Arts’ cross-sector collaboration service area and the management of the firm. She conducts strategic planning, designs and facilitates leadership development programs, and consults on nonprofit issues including board development, partnerships, and mergers. She has set up the infrastructure and helped guide numerous collective impact and cross-sector collaboratives both in Philadelphia and nationally. In her extensive collective impact work, Elizabeth strategically supports initiatives in integrating racial equity as part of their framework to specifically reduce racial disparities. She is keenly aware that successful collaborations depend on clear communication and effective planning. Prior to joining Strategy Arts, Elizabeth ran her own consulting business for 20 years where she helped clients with organizational development and instructional design projects. Her client base included nonprofits, small businesses, city and county governments, and corporations. Besides her consulting work, Elizabeth taught in the Communications Program for the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton MBA and Executive MBA programs. She has also been a part-time faculty member in the graduate program of Instructional Design and Development at Penn State Great Valley and in the graduate business school at West Chester University. Elizabeth graduated from the College of William & Mary with a BA in Business Management and an MEd from Penn State University in Instructional Design. Elizabeth is a dedicated community volunteer. She currently serves on the Board of Barclay Friends, a Quaker-based senior living organization in West Chester, and the First Presbyterian Church in West Chester. She spends her free time hiking, visiting her adult sons in New England, enjoying art museums and taking long walks with her husband and dog.

Dr. Hur is an assistant professor of marketing at Fox School of Business, Temple University. Her research investigates how psychological processes shape consumer judgment and decision-making in sustainability contexts. Her research examines how individuals form preferences, express value, and maintain commitment when evaluating environmentally consequential options, with particular attention to how perceptions of technology, moral meaning, and tradeoffs in the adoption of sustainable innovations. 

Tess is the captain at the helm of Triple Bottom and the driving force behind its mission. She is motivated by community and communication, and loves that Triple Bottom is a place for all community members to come together and share ideas and experiences. Tess uses her experience working with foundations, social enterprises, and nonprofits — as well as a passion for craft beer and the power it has to bring people together —  to develop the strategy she shapes for Triple Bottom. 

Elizabeth Killough is a longtime human and animal rights activist with a focus on sustainable development issues as the avenue to peace and justice. She joined the UnTours Foundation as its Assistant Director in 2004 working — and having fun — side by side with Hal.

Previously, she directed an anti-hunger organization and co-directed an organization that addressed US policy toward Central America and has a decade of experience in leading board retreats and consulting on organizational development for businesses and nonprofits. Elizabeth holds a Masters of Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.

Tiffany Lentz serves as a Vice President of Social Impact and is the leader of B Corp strategy. Tiffany uses her years of experience to advocate for purposeful profit and the concept of doing business for good.  Tiffany has been instrumental in identifying, developing, and embedding growth strategies that prioritize the needs of her clients. Her efforts have driven transformation for both her firm and her clients, enabling them to deliver greater value to their customers and stakeholders.  

As a management and technology consultant, Tiffany specializes in designing, leading, and implementing processes for collaboration between business functions to amplify strategy, service demand growth, and delivery at a large scale.  Prior to joining Pariveda, Tiffany served ThoughtWorks, Inc., a global software consultancy, as the Head of Delivery and Client Experience for North America and was charged with designing and implementing delivery processes for scale and sustainability. Additionally, she led the Office of Social Change Initiatives, where she partnered with governments, global NGOs, and non-profit organizations to increase the firm’s impact on society, particularly in low-resource sectors of the world.   

Tiffany is also a skilled and sought-after motivational speaker. Her experiences include serving as the Corporate Master of Ceremonies for executive conferences, international innovation and technology conferences, women’s conferences, and churches.  As a motivational speaker, she shares stories of her own career journey, speaks to ways businesses can leave a positive impact on the world, and offers insightful perspectives on leadership and social change.   

She teaches social entrepreneurship, sustainable innovation, and mindfulness. Barrie’s research centers on the role of business in society and in the ways that organizations and their members both create and respond to social justice issues. Her publications appear in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Crystal Reeck is a tenured Associate Professor at the Fox School of Business, where she also serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Applied Research in Decision Making. She completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Stanford University, and she holds a Ph.D. in psychology and neuroscience from Duke University. Her research investigates a number of topics, including self-control, emotion and emotion regulation, social processes, and choice architecture interventions. She has published her research in peer-reviewed journals that span multiple fields, including Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Marketing, Nature Human Behavior, and Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Dr. Reeck has won several awards for her research as well as her teaching, including Temple’s prestigious Lindback Award. Her work has been featured in media outlets and funded by various foundations and national granting agencies. Dr. Crystal Reeck is also a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Ethics, Diversity, and Workplace Culture (CEDWC) and contributes to CEDWC’s research, education, and industry engagement initiatives. 

Todd’s research investigates the organizational and strategic dimensions of sustainability. Organizations are key drivers of environmental and social impacts: organizational decisions to exit from polluting resources and practices, such as coal-fired generators and greenwashing, and to develop more sustainable alternatives, such as solar energy and certified B Corps, yield large effects on business and the planet. These decisions are in turn shaped by stakeholder pressures – to maintain the status quo or to transition – as well as organizational change processes, such as issue selling, activism, and collaboration. In his research, Todd seeks to shed light on both the mechanisms that drive change towards sustainability and those that impede it. Methodologically, he combines innovative data sources and methods to capture new insights into important problems. The larger purpose is to contribute to the ability of business and society to effectively respond to sustainability challenges. 

Todd has published in Administrative Science Quarterly, American Journal of Sociology, Academy of Management Journal, Industry & Innovation, Long Range Planning, Organization Science, Organization & Environment, and Strategic Management Journal, received best paper awards from the American Sociology Association, Academy of Management, and the Group for Research on Organizations and the Natural Environment (GRONEN), and been featured in media outlets, including National Geographic, Boston Globe, Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Vox. 

Michael Schweisheimer has been in this field for a long time. He’s filmed across the country and on 5 continents (hint hint to anyone with projects on Oceania or Antarctica). His company started in 2000 based on a referral from the chair of the film program at Temple University. From that project they grew into the proud B-Corp they have today. 

Creating moving media is deceptively simple. It’s true that anyone with a smart phone, a lot of time, and innate creativity can make a great video. But it still takes a great eye for composition, a lot of empathy, and a tremendous amount of patience to do that on an ongoing basis. Another prerequisite is the ability to collaborate. Michael has been privileged to attract talented, patient, and collaborative coworkers who have taught him volumes about what he does and why. And by following his heart that he needed to focus his work on organizations and companies making a difference, Michael and his team created one of the first production companies in the country with that niche.  Being first doesn’t make them best, but it does make them experienced, tested, and proven. 

Michael is endlessly proud of the outstanding work his team has created for amazing clients for almost two decades. His heart is warmed whenever an organization he admires reaches out and tells them that they have respected their work for a long time. He is rewarded when corporate clients want to work with them because they respect their mission driven focus. He. Loves. His. Job. He is very lucky to work at this company, with this team, and with their clients, old and new. 

Her research focuses on organizational tensions and paradoxes such as the tensions of purpose and profits. She is also interested in understanding how research impacts practice, and the topics of rigor–relevance and knowledge cocreation. Garima’s research has been published in Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, and Journal of Management Studies among others. 

Garima is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Management Studies. She is on the editorial review boards of Academy of Management Journal, and Organization & Environment. 

Garima received her PhD from Case Western Reserve University, after which she was a postdoctoral fellow at Ivey Business School, Western University. 

Judy Wicks is a retired entrepreneur, activist and author working for peace, human rights, and the well-being of all species.  

Her life-long work has focused on building just and restorative regional economies as an alternative to extractive, profit-driven corporate globalization.  Local economies lower the carbons of long distance shipping, create greater equality through decentralized ownership, lower dependance on vulnerable global supply chains, and prepare future generations to survive climate chaos by producing basic needs as close to home as possible. 

Professor Tyler Wry studies hybrid ventures, which are organizations that combine related, but potentially contradictory aims in their core. For example, many nanotechnology startups are organized around the joint pursuit of scientific discovery and technology commercialization, and social enterprises work to generate profits while simultaneously addressing societal issues. These organizations have the potential to generate important commercial and social innovations, but also face a number of unique challenges, particularly in the startup stage of development.Building on this, Tyler’s research focuses on how hybrids emerge, attract resources, and positively affect society. 

Tyler’s work has appeared in outlets such as the Academy of Management Annals, the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Business Venturing, and Organization Science. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Administrative Science Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal and the Academy of Management Review. In his spare time, Tyler enjoys running, racquet sports, and fleeting moments of quiet.