Unreasonable Mentors
Louise Kjellerup Roper
CEO
Louise is an Unreasonable Mentor. Louise was part of Shell StartUp Engine UK 2021, and has advised over 9 Unreasonable companies.
Louise is a successful entrepreneur and leader, who has thrived at the bleeding edge of innovation for decades starting in tech (Cisco, Check Point) and then launching and scaling purposeful consumer brands (method, gDiapers) and building circular economy business models.
Since joining Volans, the renowned think-tank and strategic advisory firm founded by the godfather of sustainability John Elkington as CEO. Louise has reshaped Volans, launching thought leadership Initiatives such as Tomorrow’s Capitalism Inquiry, the Green Swans Observatory, Regenerative Transformation Architecture and the Bankers For NetZero Initiative, while continuing to advise a select group of leading businesses in their transformation journeys towards success in a regenerative future.
Louise lectures at Cranfield University’s Centre for Design, Innovation and Sustainability and at Exeter Business School, where she is on the Industrial Advisory Board. She is also on the Advisory board of the Global CO2 Initiative, the Sustainable Finance Centre, The UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy and The Good Growth Company.