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Andy Ruben | |
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| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Walmart sustainability executive; founder of Yerdle and Trove |
Andy Ruben is an American business executive known for leading early corporate sustainability initiatives at Walmart and for founding the resale technology company Trove, following his co-founding of the sharing-economy startup Yerdle. His work has been covered in business and academic publications.
Early life and education
[edit]Ruben graduated from Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio, where he was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2025.[1] He earned a BS in Engineering and an MBA, both from Washington University in St. Louis.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Walmart
[edit]Ruben served as Walmart’s first executive responsible for company-wide sustainability, holding the title Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Sustainability. He testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on April 4, 2006, and the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform on July 20, 2006, regarding Walmart’s sustainability and climate initiatives.[4][5] The company’s 2005–2007 sustainability initiative was analyzed in the Stanford Social Innovation Review and in university case materials, and discussed by Thomas L. Friedman in The New York Times.[6][7][8] Ruben’s work from this period is also cited in Daniel Goleman’s book Ecological Intelligence and in Rick Wartzman’s Still Broke.[9][10]
Yerdle and Trove
[edit]Ruben co-founded Yerdle, a peer-to-peer reuse and sharing platform featured in Time’s 2015 sharing-economy cover package.[11] He later founded Trove, a technology platform that enables brand-operated resale programs; Trove and Ruben were covered in Forbes (Digital Cover), profiled in Inc., discussed in Harvard Business Review, and reported on by CBS News.[12][13][14][15]
Speaking
[edit]Ruben delivered the 2008 commencement address at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management.[16] He also presented the TED talk Making Production More Sustainable Through Design (January 25, 2018).[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alumni Awards". Bexley Education Foundation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Andy Ruben". Climate One. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Andy Ruben — Board of Directors". Zevia Investor Relations. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Climate Change Conference" (PDF). U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. April 4, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Climate Change: Understanding the Degree of the Problem". U.S. House Committee on Government Reform. July 20, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Plambeck, Erica L.; Denend, Lyn (Spring 2008). "The Greening of Wal-Mart". Stanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Walmart Sustainability Case Project". University of Arkansas. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Friedman, Thomas L. (September 26, 2007). "If Wal-Mart Can Lead, Why Can't U.S.?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Goleman, Daniel (2009). Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. Broadway Books. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Wartzman, Rick (November 15, 2022). Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-5417-5798-1. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Stein, Joel (January 29, 2015). "Baby, You Can Drive My Car, and Do My Errands, and Rent My Stuff…". Time. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Debter, Lauren (February 3, 2021). "Gold In Your Closet: The Startup Helping Patagonia And Levi's Cash In On The Resale Boom". Forbes (Digital Cover). Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Albert-Deitch, Cameron (September 1, 2021). "This Founder Convinced Patagonia and Levi's to Sell Used Clothes. Then, He Had to Reinvent His Own Company". Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Robertson, Thomas S. (November–December 2023). "The Resale Revolution". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Cerullo, Megan (January 25, 2024). "Fashion resale gives brands sustainability and revenue boost. Consumers win, too". CBS News MoneyWatch. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Weatherhead School of Management Commencement (2008)". YouTube. Case Western Reserve University. May 23, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Andy Ruben: Making Production More Sustainable Through Design". YouTube. TED. January 25, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
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