Chad Hamre is the CEO and co-founder of Ethical Ocean

Ethical Ocean

Ethical Ocean is an online marketplace for ethical products and services in North America. The company is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was incorporated in 2008 and launched its websites in 2010...

- a social business incorporated federally in Canada in 2008. Hamre was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He holds a master's degree

Master's degree

A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...

 in Development Management from the London School of Economics

London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...

 and a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...

. In 2005, he was awarded the Student Gold Medal by Engineers Canada. In 2008, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award by the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association.