Speaker Bio

Peter Knight, President, Context America Inc.

Peter Knight is President of Context America Inc. and a founding director of the Context Group based in New York City.

For over 10 years, Mr. Knight has personally worked with some of the world’s top corporations, including Anglo American, CEMEX, Kimberly-Clark, Roche, Shell, Unilever and United Technologies. He advises on sustainability strategy and communications and is an accomplished public speaker and moderator.

Mr. Knight is a former UK Environment Journalist of the Year and was a regular contributor to The Financial Times throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He has worked with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, co-authoring the organization’s reports and books, including Financing Change, an exploration of the role of finance in sustainable development. Mr. Knight is co-author of The Green Business Guide.

The Social Enterprise Conference 2008 is presented by the Columbia Business School's Social Enterprise Club and the International Development Club with the support of the Social Enterprise Program, Energy Club, Microlumbia Fund, Healthcare Industry Association and Green Business Club, and our generous sponsors.

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