Patti Prairie, CEO of Brighter Planet, has over three decades of experience starting new businesses and revitalizing under-performing ones. She joined Brighter Planet in the fall of 2006 to transform it from a concept conceived in a college classroom into a leading environmental services company.

Brighter Planet has a socially responsible mission: to help people measure, manage, and mitigate their carbon emissions. From individuals to Fortune 500 companies, over 150,000 customers now use its products and services.

Patti's prior ventures at IBM ranged from developing fault-tolerant computing for data-intensive rocket science applications, to forging strategic alliances for mid-range computers, to helping build IBM Management Consulting into a mainstay of the company's services strategy. At American Express, she ran information technology for corporate cards, small business services, and travel. At Beneficial Management, she spearheaded comprehensive re-engineering of core loan office businesses. At BankBoston, she managed small business, middle markets, and private bank. She's analyzed and published best practices for information technology in large companies, and founded a graduate program in design automation.