Chris Yalonis is a 25 year veteran in market intelligence, planning and sustainability consulting. He is founder and managing partner with Sustainametrics, a sustainability consultancy, which helps businesses, government agencies and colleges green their operations and products/services. He is a Board member for the Center for Land Based Learning, California’s largest non-profit organization for youth learning in sustainable agriculture.

As a 20 year resident of Fairfax, California, he has been active in Marin County conservation and recreational programs including Ross Valley School District and Marin Conservation League habitat restorations, Point Reyes National Seashore and GGNRA activities, and the Marine Mammal Center. He has an MBA from Indiana University, and a BA (Economics) from Miami University (Ohio), and is a graduate of the Presidio Graduate School in Sustainable Management. He is certified in sustainability assessments and planning, GHG foot printing and inventories, and is a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.