Jason Drew is a serial entrepreneur whose businesses profitably repair the future. For over a decade he has taken ideas and concepts from the natural world and with his vision and drive, turned them into global businesses. Jason is the leading authority on Environmental Capitalism. He inspires audiences using examples... Read more
Jason Drew is a serial entrepreneur whose businesses profitably repair the future. For over a decade he has taken ideas and concepts from the natural world and with his vision and drive, turned them into global businesses.
Jason is the leading authority on Environmental Capitalism. He inspires audiences using examples of fascinating and unexpected businesses many of which he has created, invested in or advised.
He turns accepted business concepts and models upside down as he looks at business today from the perspective of tomorrow.
His current businesses include Stoak Biotechnologies – a company manufacturing sustainable organic oak extracts. These formulations naturally replace chemicals that preserve drink and food and have wound care applications for human and animal health.
Swarm Technology is a CTA hedge fund that harnesses the natural power of the ‘Swarm Intelligence’ of ants to drive profitable systematic commodity trading. Embedded in the Swarm Matrix™ trading program, our technology employs multiple simple agents that interact with each other and only sample the market data once a day. Slow and individually simple systems, but collectively brilliant, the programme performed consistently through the market turmoil of the last 24 months.
Hibocare is re-inventing air filtration using statically charged Graphene filters. Retrofitted to existing building systems or standalone office units remove airborne bacteria as well as viruses from TB to Covid and flu. Achieving this on a single air pass – reduces energy costs and improves public health from offices to public transport and healthcare facilities.
His previous companies include Oxitec a mosquito business as well as AgriProtein a fly business– that was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 2018 Genius Companies. This list recognises fifty businesses that the magazine believes are ‘inventing the future’.
His closed systems thinking approach to his own business makes his companies profitable, yet simple and brilliant. Described by Forbes Magazine as ‘Lord of the Flies’ and by Leadership Magazine as one of ‘Africa’s most inspiring green leaders’, he is a realist with a no-nonsense business focused approach to fixing our problems.
Honorary Consul General for Pakistan in South Africa, Jason Drew was also awarded the 2013 United Nations Innovation Prize for Africa and the Clean Equity award by HSH Prince Albert of Monaco.
We cannot all have the material gratification that the industrial revolution promised for all but delivered to so few. The sustainability revolution has started and the industrial era is over. What does the 21st Century hold for humanity?