André Heinz
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André Thierstein Heinz is an American
environmentalist.
Heinz is the son of Teresa Heinz and the late Henry John Heinz III, the brother of H. John Heinz IV and Christopher Heinz
, stepson of John Kerry
, and stepbrother of Alexandra Kerry
and Vanessa Kerry
.
André Heinz has been active in the field of sustainable development since 1993, when he began working for William McDonough, the noted green architect and designer, on sustainable design issues and projects. At the same time, Mr. Heinz joined the board of The Heinz Endowments, where he oversaw the creation of an environmental grant-making program through a series of 14 topical environmental colloquia that convened leaders from around the world. He continues to serve on the Endowments board and on its Joint Investment Committee, which overseas the management of the $1.5 billion endowment.
Following a six-month urban redevelopment project for the City of Pittsburgh, where he applied his knowledge together with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, Mr. Heinz began research for Paul Hawken on his latest book titled “Natural Capitalism.” It chronicles examples of 75 percent or greater resource productivity
at zero-to-negative cost, and suggests principles to help replicate those successes. Simultaneously, Mr. Heinz co-founded in 1995 the first U.S. office of The Natural Step
, a Sweden-based nonprofit organization specialized in education and consulting around sustainable development.
In 1999, after receiving a masters in environmental management at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where he specialized in industrial environmental management and industrial ecology, Mr. Heinz accepted a job offer to run the international office of The Natural Step in Stockholm. In 2004, Mr. Heinz left The Natural Step
to focus on U.S. presidential politics as a surrogate spokesperson specializing in environmental policy and issues. Since then, he has turned his attention yet again to Scandinavia as the founder of Sustainable Technology Capital, a growth-stage, private equity management firm focused on Nordic Cleantech.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
environmentalist.
Heinz is the son of Teresa Heinz and the late Henry John Heinz III, the brother of H. John Heinz IV and Christopher Heinz
Christopher Heinz
Christopher Drake Heinz is an American businessman.He is the youngest son of United States Senator Henry John Heinz III and Teresa Heinz's children, the brother of H. John Heinz IV and André Heinz, the stepson of Senator John Kerry, and stepbrother of Alexandra Kerry and Vanessa Kerry.Heinz is a...
, stepson of John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
, and stepbrother of Alexandra Kerry
Alexandra Kerry
Alexandra Forbes Kerry is a film producer and film director.Alexandra Kerry is the elder daughter of current Massachusetts Senator and 2004 US Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. Her mother was Julia Thorne, who was married to John Kerry from 1970 until their divorce in 1988. Alexandra...
and Vanessa Kerry
Vanessa Kerry
Vanessa Bradford Kerry is the younger daughter of John Kerry and his first wife, Julia Thorne. She gained national recognition while campaigning for her father during the 2004 presidential election....
.
André Heinz has been active in the field of sustainable development since 1993, when he began working for William McDonough, the noted green architect and designer, on sustainable design issues and projects. At the same time, Mr. Heinz joined the board of The Heinz Endowments, where he oversaw the creation of an environmental grant-making program through a series of 14 topical environmental colloquia that convened leaders from around the world. He continues to serve on the Endowments board and on its Joint Investment Committee, which overseas the management of the $1.5 billion endowment.
Following a six-month urban redevelopment project for the City of Pittsburgh, where he applied his knowledge together with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, Mr. Heinz began research for Paul Hawken on his latest book titled “Natural Capitalism.” It chronicles examples of 75 percent or greater resource productivity
Resource productivity
Resource productivity is the quantity of good or service that is obtained through the expenditure of unit resource. This can be expressed in monetary terms as the monetary yield per unit resource....
at zero-to-negative cost, and suggests principles to help replicate those successes. Simultaneously, Mr. Heinz co-founded in 1995 the first U.S. office of The Natural Step
The Natural Step
The Natural Step is a non-profit organization founded in Sweden in 1989 by scientist Karl-Henrik Robèrt. Following publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987, Robèrt developed The Natural Step framework, setting out the system conditions for the sustainability of human activities on Earth;...
, a Sweden-based nonprofit organization specialized in education and consulting around sustainable development.
In 1999, after receiving a masters in environmental management at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where he specialized in industrial environmental management and industrial ecology, Mr. Heinz accepted a job offer to run the international office of The Natural Step in Stockholm. In 2004, Mr. Heinz left The Natural Step
The Natural Step
The Natural Step is a non-profit organization founded in Sweden in 1989 by scientist Karl-Henrik Robèrt. Following publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987, Robèrt developed The Natural Step framework, setting out the system conditions for the sustainability of human activities on Earth;...
to focus on U.S. presidential politics as a surrogate spokesperson specializing in environmental policy and issues. Since then, he has turned his attention yet again to Scandinavia as the founder of Sustainable Technology Capital, a growth-stage, private equity management firm focused on Nordic Cleantech.
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- Washington Post address to the Democratic National ConventionDemocratic National ConventionThe Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...