Betsy Taylor
Co-founder and President of Board of Directors, 1Sky Campaign. During 2006 and 2007, she worked as an advisor to the Energy Foundation, the Garrison Institute, the Quixote Foundation, and several philanthropists concerned about climate change. From 1998 until early 2006, Betsy served as founder and President of the Center for a New American Dream, where she grew this sustainability group to a staff of twenty-five and a grassroots base of 100,000 citizens. Prior to founding the Center, Ms. Taylor spent twenty years as a leader in the philanthropic and non-profit sector. In her role as executive director of the Stern Fund, Ottinger Foundation and later the Merck Family Fund, Betsy played a leadership role in supporting successful campaigns to promote energy conservation, community building and economic justice. She is the author of three books, appears frequently in the national media, and is on the board of the Center for a New American Dream, CERES, Town Creek Foundation, Ottinger Foundation and the Garrison Institute.
