About Us

Chair

Dr. Mark Rossi founded BizNGO in 2006 to bring thought leaders together to define best business practices in selecting safer alternatives to toxic chemicals and unsustainable materials. The BizNGO community is now over 400 individuals. Mark played a leadership role in the development of BizNGO's visionary Principles for Safer Chemicals Policy and Principles for Sustainable Plastics. He is a leader in the alternatives assessment field, starting with co-authoring the GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals and the Lowell Center Framework for Alternatives Assessment. Mark is a member of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act Advisory Committee and a Research Fellow at the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. His Ph.D. is in Environmental Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.