Author Details

Dana Gulley serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The THEME, an online magazine developed by the Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN). She is also the founder and lead consultant at Third Peak Solutions, a firm that advises businesses and nonprofits on developing innovative strategies to solve our world’s most pressing challenges. A trained mediator with a background in natural resources and business administration, Dana has spent her career building cross-sector partnerships to tackle both energy and water issues.

After some time in the public sector, Dana spent five years working for Riverkeeper, a non-profit organization that protects the Hudson River and the drinking water supply for 9 million New Yorkers. While there, Dana built Riverkeeper’s outreach, advocacy and volunteer program, serving as the inaugural Director of Community Engagement. It was through her tenure with Riverkeeper that Dana realized she liked to build things from the ground up and is passionate about helping mission-driven organizations, and the people within them, achieve their goals.

Dana earned two degrees from the University of Vermont – a Master of Business Administration focused on innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship and a Bachelor of Science in environmental studies. She is a former member of the University of Vermont Foundation Board and enjoys spending time backpacking, cross country skiing, canoeing and birding.