Brittany Gillen is currently a student at University of Illinois with plans to graduate in May 2011. She was born in Park Ridge, Illinois; and has lived in the Chicago area her entire life. Her interest in the innovative ways environmental concerns can blend with business has led to double majors in Earth Systems, Environment and Society, and Economics. After graduation, Brittany hopes to become employed by a company that helps businesses move toward more eco-friendly operations, raise awareness of how environmental and business goals can coincide and aims to strengthen the foothold of sustainability concerns in our world economy. 

Her internship with Earthmind in early 2010 is focusing on the business report of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity and the GDM 2010 Initiative.