Biography
Jay Coen Gilbert is strategic advisor to Imperative 21, a global network shaping economic narratives and reimagining systems so that everyone, everywhere can thrive. Imperative 21 catalyzes breakthrough storytelling, like the podcast season “Capitalism” from Scene on Radio, that can accelerate the movement to redesign an economic system that cares about people more than profit. I21 builds on Jay’s experience as cofounder of B Lab, the nonprofit behind the B Corporation movement, with nearly 9,300 companies across 105 countries. Along with his B Lab cofounders, Jay received the UMKC Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and the McNulty Prize at the Aspen Institute. Jay recently co-founded an antiracist community of practice called White Men for Racial Justice. Prior, Jay co-founded AND 1, a global basketball company and subject of a Netflix documentary. Jay grew up in NYC and graduated from Stanford University.
