Darcy Winslow – Keynote Speaker

Darcy Winslow was the Founding President (2010-2020) and co-founder of the Academy for Systems Change, an organization focused on advancing the field of awareness-based systemic change in order to achieve economic, social, and ecological wellbeing. Darcy Winslow also founded the Magnolia Moonshot 2030 (MM2030), a collaborative under the Academy, which is a new narrative for women!s leadership, creating the conditions to activate our collective power to address the greatest challenges we face today.

By convening networks of women leaders urgently addressing the climate crisis, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, deep equity, conscious leadership and the divine feminine, MM2030 amplifies our collective ability for positive impact. Darcy worked at Nike, Inc. for 21 years. She led large scale systems change efforts within Nike, and held several senior management positions, most notably starting the Sustainable Business Strategies in 1999, Global Director for Research Design and Development, General Manager/VP for Nike!s Global Women!s Footwear, Apparel and Equipment division, and Senior Advisor to the Nike Foundation.

In addition to her time at Nike and with the Academy for Systems Change, she was a Senior Lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, co-founder of the Generative Council (Center for Nature and Leadership), and Director of the Sustainable Enterprise program at Willamette University’s Executive Education. Darcy received her B.S. in Exercise Physiology, MS in Kinesiology and Biomechanics and was a 2003 graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.

Darcy Winslow is currently a Client Advisor with Empactful Advisors and participates as a Board Member for The Carbon Underground, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, Our Climate, and Regenerative Earth. She is an avid athlete and draws inspiration from her time in nature.