Hal Brill Biography

If you had to pick one word to describe Hal Brill’s life path then “trailblazing” would be a good choice. Hiking with him in his beloved Rocky Mountains he is likely to lead you up a steep ridge to catch a view or into a side canyon just to find out what’s around the next bend. This adventurous spirit carries through to his work life. Majoring in Cultural Geography at the University of California Berkeley he explored the interrelationships between human societies and the environment. Even before graduating he started working in the field of environmental education guiding children through transformative outdoor experiences that instilled a love of the earth.
In 1984 Hal felt a need to be involved in the public sphere…He joined a group called Walk for the Earth that was making a pilgrimage from California to Washington D.C. Although he originally only planned to walk a few weeks with the group he was among those that strode into Washington D.C. and a smaller group that walked across Europe the following year. He also explored the Middle East before returning to the U.S. This long journey gave him firsthand experience of both domestic and international issues group leadership skills and an even deeper commitment to working for positive change. Hal settled in Santa Fe New Mexico because it offered the opportunity to work for progressive change in a beautiful natural setting and a multi-cultural context. He poured his energy into a variety of nonprofit organizations that were all working towards what in the mid-80’s was starting to be called “sustainability”. It was at this point that Hal’s path took an unexpected turn. Having experienced the difficulties that nonprofit organizations face in obtaining capital he saw that the fledgling field of SRI offered an entirely different way to work for positive change. Rather than trying to extract charitable money from people why not simply redirect money that was already invested into enterprises that could build a better world? Hal’s father Jack Brill had recently started working in SRI in California and had been offered a book contract by Crown Publishers. Hal offered to do the research for Investing from the Heart a book that helped advance the field of SRI and brought the Brills national attention.

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