20 April 2009: 
The Hillary Institute of International Leadership today announced its 2009 Hillary Laureate, Jeremy Leggett, award-winning social entrepreneur, author, Executive Chairman of leadingEuropean solar energy company Solarcentury and a founding director of the world’s first private equity fund for renewables, run by Bank Sarasin (Switzerland).
“Jeremy emerged from a rigorous, global nomination process looking at mid-career leaders in our current 2008-2012 focus area, climate change solutions” said the Institute’s international board (Hillary Summit) Convenor, David Caygill.
‘Our governors are delighted to honour someone of Jeremy’s clearly exceptional leadership calibre as our first annual Laureate”.
Leggett led the Institute’s second annual symposium held in Christchurch, New Zealand on World Environment Day, June 5th (see blog). He will lead the equivalent international event in his home-city of London later this year.
Click here to read Jeremy's biography or see www.jeremyleggett.net for Jeremy's "Triple Crunch log" (energy crunch plus the climate - and financial crises) regularly updated.
Video - 2nd Hillary Institute Seminar - The Triple Crunch