KEVIN BAYUK

Kevin works at the intersection of ecology and economy where permaculture design meets cooperative organizations intent on meeting human needs while enhancing the conditions conducive to all life. He is a partner with LIFT Economy where he provides strategy and technical support for growing social enterprises.  Kevin also serves as the Senior Financial Fellow at Project Drawdown developing the business case to address climate change through existing practices and technologies.  He is also co-founder of the Force for Good Fund - the first crowdfunded accelerator and development fund supporting a more diverse, inclusive economy for solving climate change.

Kevin co-organizes a working group of food systems impact investors identifying regenerative agriculture organizations creating the highest leverage beneficial impact for all life.  He has developed internal and external beneficial impact strategies for market leaders in regenerative agriculture, compostable goods, energy efficiency and socially beneficent technology service providers.

He frequently teaches classes, workshops, does public speaking, facilitates meetings, plans events and provides one on one mentoring as a founding partner of the Urban Permaculture Institute San Francisco. Kevin co-founded Clarus Systems and spent nearly a decade starting and growing companies in enterprise software and technology.  He is as fluent with information technology, leadership development, cooperative process, discounted cash flows, as perennial polyculture agroforestry, saving seed and conservation hydrology.