Annie Leonard is a lifelong activist. She created The Story of Stuff film, book and organization; spent 17 years with Greenpeace US, including serving as Executive Director from 2014-2023; co-launched the Jane Fonda Climate PAC; and has campaigned against the international trade in hazardous waste and technologies around the world. Annie speaks and writes frequently about environmental and democracy issues, focusing on pollution, waste, consumerism, climate, democracy and activism. She has appeared in numerous media, has testified before Congress and has received a number of awards for her work, including an honorary degree from Vermont Law School and was named Time Magazine’s Hero of the Environment. Along with Andre Carothers, she is the author of Protest - Respect it, Defend it, Use it, a tribute to and defense of peaceful protest, published by Patagonia Books in April 2026.