Jeffrey Hollender | |
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 Jeffrey Hollender in 2014 | |
| Born | November 8, 1954 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Hampshire College |
| Occupation(s) | Business executive Author Activist |
| Known for | Founding Seventh Generation Inc. |
| Board member of | Greenpeace, Kimberly-Clark |
| Website | jeffreyhollender |
Jeffrey Hollender (born 1954) is an American entrepreneur, author, and environmental activist who co-founded Seventh Generation Inc.
Hollender was born in 1954 in New York City into an affluent family. [1] His father, Alfred, was a businessman and advertising executive, and his mother, Lucille, was a former actress from a wealthy Chicago suburb. [1]
At the age of 17, Hollender left home for Santa Barbara, California, and attended the Santa Barbara High School, briefly living in his car and protesting the Vietnam War. [1] Earlier, in New York and Vermont he attended three other high schools, the Putney School, Riverdale Country Day School, and The Baldwin School. [2] [3] [4] Later, he attended Hampshire College for a year and a half, until 1974. [1] However, he left college after a year to move to London, where he explored psychoanalysis under the Philadelphia Association. [1]
In 1976, Hollender established the Skills Exchange in Toronto, a nonprofit adult education venture. [1] [5] Later he moved back to New York, where he founded the Network for Learning, which he eventually sold in 1985. [1] [5] After selling the Network for Learning to Warner Publishing, a division of Warner Communications (now known as Time Warner), in 1985, Hollender was named president of the company, which was then renamed Warner Audio Publishing. [6] Later, Hollender shifted his focus towards environmental and social activism. [1]
In 1987, Hollender partnered with Alan Newman to purchase a mail order catalog business that focused on selling environmentally friendly products. [4] A year later, this business became part of Seventh Generation Inc. which he also co-founded with Alan Newman, focusing on producing environmentally friendly products. [1] [7] Despite initial challenges and a split with Newman, Hollender's involvement in the environmental movements of the time helped establish his reputation. [1] His commitment to the cause deepened following the suicide of his brother Peter in 2000, who had played a major role in the company. [1]
In 2009, Hollender co-founded the American Sustainable Business Council. [4] He also co-founded and was a director of Community Capital Bank, a New York-based financial institution focusing on investments in affordable housing and community development. [5] Later, in the same year, Hollender stepped down as CEO of Seventh Generation and was succeeded by Chuck Maniscalco, a former PepsiCo executive. [1] Maniscalco aimed to substantially increase company revenues but resigned after just over a year due to disagreements over the pace of expansion. [1] In September 2010, Hollender was placed on leave and later split from the company under disputed circumstances. [1] [8] [9] In 2016, after Unilever acquired Seventh Generation for $600 million, Hollender was asked to rejoin the company's board of directors, an opportunity he gratefully accepted. [4]
In 2013, Jeffrey Hollender, his daughter Meika, and wife Sheila Hollender co-founded Sustain Natural, a company that focused on producing sustainable, fair trade, and non-toxic condoms in the sexual wellness industry. [10] [11] Sustain Natural was acquired by Grove Collaborative in 2019 for an undisclosed sum. [12]
Hollender has continued to advocate for corporate responsibility, social equity, and addressing climate and population issues. [4] He currently teaches in the Business & Society program at New York University's Stern Business School, where his courses focus on guiding students in creating socially responsible businesses. [4] He is also "An Executive in Residence", at Stern where he mentors and coaches business school students. [4] He also serves on the board of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. [4] Previously, Hollender served as the president of the Rainforest Foundation US as well as the Board Chair at Greenpeace US. [5]
Hollender has written six books on corporate responsibility and sustainable practices. Hollender's writing has been published in academic journals such as the Stanford Social Innovation Review. [13]
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