Richard Fuller

is the founder and president of the global nonprofit Blacksmith Institute. Considered the world’s leading expert on toxic issues, the nonprofit works closely with the World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations, and others to combat the proliferation of toxic pollution in 45 countries. In 2013, Charity Navigator, the nation’s leading independent charity evaluator, awarded Blacksmith Institute its coveted Four Star rating. Before founding Blacksmith Institute, Fuller left a highly lucrative job with IBM Australia to pursue his dream of saving the Amazon rainforests. After working for over a year and spending more than $100,000 of his own money, he succeeded in legally preserving an area three times the size of Yosemite National Park. Fuller has also built a highly successful environmental consulting company, Great Forest, Inc.