- Gary Hirshberg
Gary Hirshberg is Chairman, President and CEO of
Stonyfield Farm , an organic yogurt producer, based in Londonderry,New Hampshire . He has been with the company since 1983.He was mentioned at the time as a possible 2008 Democratic candidate for the
U.S. Senate against New Hampshire's juniorU.S. Senator John E. Sununu Fact|date=April 2007. Source, Manchester Union LeaderWork history
Initially he directed the Rural Education Center, the small organic farming school from which Stonyfield was spawned. Previously, in addition to serving as a Trustee of the farming school, Hirshberg had served as Executive Director of The New Alchemy Institute – a research and education center dedicated to organic farming, aquaculture and renewable energy.
In 2005, Hirshberg was named Managing Director of Stonyfield Europe, a joint venture between Groupe Danone and Stonyfield Farm, with brands in Ireland, the UK and France.
A New Hampshire native, Hirshberg was one of the first graduates of
Hampshire College inAmherst, Massachusetts . He has received four honorary doctorates and won numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership. He serves on several corporate and non-profit boards including Honest Tea, Sambazon, Peak Organic Brewing Company, Solera Capital, andClimate Counts . He is also the Chairman and co-founder of O’Naturals, a chain of natural fast food restaurants.tirring It Up
Published in January 2008 Stirring it Up is a book about socially minded business that calls on individuals to realize their power to make a difference in the marketplace, while doing business in ways that adhere to a multiple bottom line. A bottom line that takes into consideration not only finance but the environment and health as well.
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title = Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World
publisher =Hyperion
date = 2008
location = USA
pages = 240
isbn = 1401303447Personal life
* He serves as the President of the Express Soccer Club, and he coaches a girls’ U16 premier travel soccer team.
* He is married to Meg Hirshberg and is the father of three children. Meg is an author for "Yankee" Magazine and a breast cancer survivor.
* His oldest son, Alex, is a rising sophomore at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Alex played on many soccer teams coached by Gary.
* Fun fact: During his tenure at Hampshire College, Hirshberg scored the first point in intercollegiate ultimate frisbee history. http://www.stonyfield.com/weblogarchives/DailyScoop/Gary%20Frisbee.jpgExternal links
* [http://www.stonyfieldfarm.com/Aboutus/OurMainMoovers.cfm Stonyfield Farm Company Bio]
* [http://ecolibris.blogspot.com/2008/02/mondays-green-books-series-stirring-it_04.html Stirring it Up Book Review] by Raz Godelnik.
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