Jay Coen Gilbert is strategic advisor to Imperative 21, a global network building narrative power for a just economy. With breakthrough storytelling like the podcast season “Capitalism” from Scene on Radio, Imperative 21 opens cultural space for aligned yet hesitant leaders to reimagine an economic system that cares more about people than profit. Imperative 21 builds on Jay’s experience as cofounder of B Lab, the nonprofit behind the global B Corporation movement with more than 10,000 companies across 105 countries. Along with his cofounders, Jay received the UMKC Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the McNulty Prize at the Aspen Institute. Prior to co-founding B Lab, Jay co-founded AND1, a global basketball company, and subject of documentaries on Netflix and ESPN. Jay also worked for McKinsey & Co, and briefly in the public and nonprofit sectors. Jay grew up in New York City and graduated from Stanford with a degree in East Asian Studies. Between AND1 and B Lab, Jay enjoyed a sabbatical in Australia, New Zealand, and Monteverde, Costa Rica with his yogini wife Randi and two children, Dex and Ria, now 26 and 25. Jay and Randi live in Berwyn, PA. About White Men for Racial Justice Since 2016, Jay has been called into antiracism work, prioritizing his own learning and cofounding White Men for Racial Justice (WMRJ), a community of practice for White men to develop the literacy, skills, and commitment to dismantle the culture and systems of White and wealth supremacy. |
