Sustainable Opportunities Summit - 2010

Kim Coupounas Bio

Kim Coupounas

GoLite

Co-Founder & Chief Sustainability Officer

Kim Coupounas is co-founder and Sustainability Officer of GoLite, the premier global manufacturer of lightweight, high performance, sustainable apparel and equipment designed specifically for outdoor athletes. She served as GoLite’s Chief Executive Officer until 2008. Kim is also past Chairman of the Board of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the trade association representing the $289 billion active outdoor recreation industry. She is an accomplished speaker on sustainability, leadership, and entrepreneurship and serves as an advisor and visiting lecturer to the Bainbridge Graduate Institute. Kim earned an A.B. with honors from Princeton and a joint M.B.A./M.P.A. from Harvard. She is an avid trail runner, mountaineer, singer, martial artist, and yoga practitioner.

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