Janine Benyus
Janine Benyus is a biologist, innovation consultant, and author of six books, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. In Biomimicry, she names an emerging discipline that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s designs and processes (for instance, solar cells that mimic leaves). Since the book’s 1997 release, Janine has evolved the practice of biomimicry, consulting with sustainable businesses and conducting seminars about what we can learn from the genius that surrounds us. Her favorite role is biologist-at-the-design-table, introducing innovators to organisms whose well-adapted designs have been tested over 3.8 billion years. Janine has received several awards including a Time Magazine’s Heroes of the Environment award and the Rachel Carson Environmental Ethics Award. An educator at heart, Janine believes that the more people learn from nature’s mentors, the more they’ll want to protect them.
