Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare are co-founders of The Natural Step/Canada. Brian Nattrass is a corporate lawyer, has served as CEO of a Canadian public company and as Chairman of Earth Day International, and consults to corporations throughout North America. Mary Altomare is Vice-President of Innovation Strategies, Inc. where she specializes in organizational development, and serves as an advisor to many environmental organizations, including Earth Day and Green Seal. Both live in Gibsons Landing, British Columbia. Karl Henrik Robèrt is the Swedish founder of The Natural Step; author Paul Hawken heads the U.S. Natural Step organization.