Social Impact Week Keynote Address: Seth Goldman (SOM '95)

Join Net Impact for the keynote address of Social Impact Week 2024! The 2024 Social Impact Week theme, “Pathways to Purpose”, speaks to a desire to engage all SOM students - regardless of their sector of choice - on how they can meaningfully lead impact-minded careers and lives, using their networks and knowledge to bring integrity and responsibility to every role. The theme seeks to make known what it means to work at the intersection of business & society, recognizing the values each brings to creating solutions for a brighter future.
Seth Goldman is Co-Founder of JUST ICE TEA, a line of organic and Fair Trade bottled tea that’s Just Sweet Enough. Seth and his co-Founder, Celebrity Chef Spike Mendelsohn are also co-founders of PLNT Burger, a plant-based quick-serve restaurant that offers delicious burgers, fries, and soft-serve.

Seth is also the Co-founder of Honest Tea and Chair of the board of Beyond Meat. In 2023 he took on a new role as Chair of the Mission Guardians for Tony’s Chocolonely, an international chocolate company committed to creating an exploitation-free supply chain. He has been widely recognized for his entrepreneurial success and impact, including the Washington DC Business Hall of Fame, Partnership for Healthier America’s CEO of the Year, and EARTHDAY.ORG’s Climate Visionary of the year.

He is a graduate of Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995). Seth and his Honest Tea co-founder, Barry Nalebuff are the authors of The New York Times bestselling comic book, Mission in a Bottle. The book tells the story of the creation of Honest Tea and its sale to The Coca-Cola Company.

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