Ron Gonen
Closed Loop Partners
Ron Gonen is co-founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, an investment firm focused on the development of the circular economy via investments in sustainable consumer goods and packaging companies, innovative recycling technologies and advanced supply chains. Prior to Closed Loop Partners, Ron was deputy commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability for New York City, as well as co-founder and CEO of RecycleBank. Ron received an MBA from Columbia Business School, and has been an adjunct professor at his alma mater since 2010.
What will it take for the world to be waste free?
Advocates of the take-make-waste system have characterized the linear economy as the optimally efficient free market. But nothing is efficient about it. Read More
It's a circular world: AI, robotics and chemical recycling are redefining a $110 billion industry
Yes, the system is under pressure but municipalities like New York and Minneapolis have figured out ways to find value in their recycling streams. Read More
Yes, recycling is still good business — if this happens
A recycling crisis is looming, despite innovation from names including Sioneer, Momentum, Durst and Gotham. Here's the solution. Read More
