Benji Backer
Founder and Executive Chairman, American Conservation Coalition; Author, The Conservative Environmentalist
Speaker Biography:
Benji Backer is the Executive Chairman and Founder of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC), the largest right-of-center environmental organization in the country, and the author of The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future. A proud graduate of the University of Washington, Benji has been awarded the Fortune 40 Under 40, Forbes 30 Under 30, GreenBiz 30 Under 30, and Grist 50. He serves as a Board member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Climate Change Commission, the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum, and BridgeUSA. A frequent contributor to national media outlets, Benji is one of the leading youth environmental voices in the country. Above all, Backer is an avid outdoorsman who spends most of his free time in the mountains out West.
Abstract:
Join Benji Backer, founder of the American Conservation Coalition, as he discusses his book, The Conservative Environmentalist. Backer delivers an entirely new strategy to take care of the planet while putting the economic interest of the American people first. Through real-world examples, Backer shows how individual entrepreneurship and pragmatic partnerships can drive sustainable change. This talk will explore how his pro-environment strategy offers a hopeful, bipartisan path forward for America.
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