Glenn Hallam, Ph.D.

Chair, Board of Directors

Dr. Glenn Hallam spent 20 years in the executive development industry before shifting to a focus on environmental leadership and running a series of conferences called Green Wave. A connector and facilitator, he has introduced thousands of leaders to one another, while helping them explore ways to accelerate change when faced with limited budgets and influence. His forte is getting people talking, finding synergies and building relationships.

Hallam has spent several years exploring ways to convert the anxiety and angst of youth into forward progress for the planet. He founded Green Bowl, a national collegiate competition, paralleling football season and now in its 3rd year, to engage students in developing compelling pitches for large-scale changes to address climate change. HIs company, Green Dock Ventures, developed Green Pin, an “Instagram and Yelp for the Planet,” available for iPhone and Android, designed to engage students in seeing the world through the lens of sustainability.

As CEO of Green Dock Ventures, Inc., Hallam strives to raise money to accelerate commercial projects to address climate change, with an emphasis on electrification and agrivoltaics. His goal is to help farmers stay in business while addressing the climate crisis at scale, helping to produce food while conserving water and creating clean energy. 

Hallam has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, with an emphasis in quantitative research methods, from the University of Minnesota, and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University. His favorite class at Stanford was Small Scale Energy Systems with Professor Gil Masters in 1982.

An avid bikepacker (combining mountain biking with backpacking), Hallam developed a love for the planet when he was a child, taking his first backpacking trip with his father and brothers at age ten.