Lewis Perkins | TEDxWomen

Lewis Perkins

TEDxAtlanta, Organizer

Lewis Perkins is a champion for women and the environment in both his personal and professional life. As an “expert” blogger on sustainability for Fast Company Magazine and through his role as environmental advocate for Mohawk Industries, Perkins continues to serve as a thought leader on many social and environmental issues facing companies and our world today. He is currently developing and co-authoring the “Green Heroes” book project with environmental activists Laura Turner Seydel.

You can visit his website at lewisperkins.com or follow his “Semantics of Sustainability” blog on fastcompany.com. Perkins has also served as a board member of GOAL: A Girl’s Journey of Growth (a former nonprofit organization in Atlanta whose mission was to promote self-esteem, self-awareness, and a respect for individual differences in girls) and volunteers with Eve Ensler’s V-day and Men Stopping Violence.

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