Adam Lewis
Adam Lewis
Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1961, Adam Lewis is a philanthropist and businessman who has focused his efforts on the environment. He was among the first donors to promote high-performance or green buildings more than a decade ago. He has supported the development of the art of ecological design in the built environment in projects including the Aldo Leopold Center in Wisconsin, the David Brower Center in Berkeley, and the science building at Furman University and the environmental studies center at Oberlin College.
He is one of the principal donors behind the effort to stop the destruction of the Appalachian Mountains through the practice of mountaintop removal and in the effort to fashion an alternative and sustainable prosperity throughout the region. Lewis currently supports organizations that are central to stopping mountain top removal and building a new economy that reclaims the ancient promise of Appalachia. He is also engaged in other projects to launch efforts to stop climate change by funding an action plan for the next administration in 2009 including a new energy policy in the United States built on efficiency, technological prowess, renewable sources of energy.
Lewis holds an Honorary Doctorate and serves on the board of Sustainable Settings, a farm-school, in Colorado. He currently lives in Aspen, Colorado.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1961, Adam Lewis is a philanthropist and businessman who has focused his efforts on the environment. He was among the first donors to promote high-performance or green buildings more than a decade ago. He has supported the development of the art of ecological design in the built environment in projects including the Aldo Leopold Center in Wisconsin, the David Brower Center in Berkeley, and the science building at Furman University and the environmental studies center at Oberlin College.
He is one of the principal donors behind the effort to stop the destruction of the Appalachian Mountains through the practice of mountaintop removal and in the effort to fashion an alternative and sustainable prosperity throughout the region. Lewis currently supports organizations that are central to stopping mountain top removal and building a new economy that reclaims the ancient promise of Appalachia. He is also engaged in other projects to launch efforts to stop climate change by funding an action plan for the next administration in 2009 including a new energy policy in the United States built on efficiency, technological prowess, renewable sources of energy.
Lewis holds an Honorary Doctorate and serves on the board of Sustainable Settings, a farm-school, in Colorado. He currently lives in Aspen, Colorado.