Michelle Bachelet Author

Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is cofounder and the current president of Tompkins Conservation. She was a key figure in the creation of Patagonia National Park in Chile and other conservation projects that have resulted in more than 12 million acres protected in new parks in Chile and Argentina. She holds several global leadership positions in conservation, including that of United Nations Protected Areas Ambassador.  Michelle Bachelet is the first woman to have been elected president of Chile, a position she held for two terms, 2006-2010 and 2014-2018. She studied medicine before entering politics and was Minister of Health and Minister of Defense during the presidency of Ricardo Lagos. An advocate for the rights of women and the oppressed, in 2018 she was appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Yvon Chouinard is an itinerant adventurer, passionate activist, and iconoclastic businessman. In 1973, he founded Patagonia, a mission-driven company known for its environmental and social initiatives. Cofounder of the Fair Labor Association, 1% for the Planet, Textile Exchange, The Conservation Alliance, and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, he is a surfer, mountain climber, gardener, and falconer, and he is particularly fond of tenkara fly fishing.