Gil Friend

Gil Friend, systems ecologist and business strategist, is president and CEO of Natural Logic, Inc., offering advisory services and tools that help companies and communities prosper by embedding the laws of nature at the heart of enterprise. A systems ecologist and business consultant with more than 35 years in business, communications and environmental innovation, Mr. Friend combines broad experience in systems ecology, business strategy and management, economic development, public policy, and marketing. He has founded and managed companies in the fields of sustainable development and social marketing, and has developed management strategies and business, operating and marketing plans for large and small companies in a wide range of industries.