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David Bronner (born 1973) is an American corporate executive and activist. As the top executive at Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, he[a] has become known for his activism around a range of issues, especially fair trade, sustainable agriculture, animal rights, and drug policy reform.
David Bronner was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Jim Bronner and Trudy Bronner.[2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with a degree in biology.[3][4] He is the grandson of Emanuel Bronner, founder of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, an American producer of organic soap and personal care products. His father worked for the company in the 1980s and 1990s,[5] and his mother is the company's chief financial officer.[6]
Business careeredit
In 1997 David Bronner began working for the family business, which was then under the leadership of his father.[5] Following his father's death in 1998, David became the company's president[5] and, working with his brother Michael, grew the company from $4 million in annual revenue in 1998 to $120 million in 2017.[6][7][8] In 1999, he joined the small handful of top U.S. executives who voluntarily capped their salaries out of commitment to fair labor principles; Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps still has its top salary capped at five times that of the company's lowest-paid workers.[6][7] In 2015, David moved into the newly created position of Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO), while Michael took over as president.[9][10] In 2019 Bronner founded the company Brother David's to produce organic sun-grown cannabis in partnership with the supply chain company Flow Kana and independent small farmers.[7][11] The company states that all profits will go to support regenerative agriculture and reform of drug-prohibition laws.[11]
A particular target of Bronner's activism has been efforts to protect the hemp industry in the United States.[12] Under his leadership in 2001, the company funded and coordinated with the Hemp Industry Association on its lawsuit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), seeking to prevent a ban of hemp food sales in the United States.[13] The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay in the case in 2002 and ruled in favor of the hemp industry in 2004.[13]
Bronner has been arrested twice for civil disobedience while protesting limitations on the domestic production of hemp. In 2009, he was arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn at DEA headquarters.[6][14] In 2012, he was arrested after harvesting hemp and milling hemp oil while locked in a metal cage in front of the White House.[6][7] In 2015 he was named Cannabis Activist of the Year by the Seattle Hempfest.[7]
In 2014 Bronner wrote an advertorial drawing attention to the ways that GMO crops have led to increased pesticide use in the United States.[15] It was initially published as a short article in the Huffington Post and subsequently as an ad in various wide-circulation magazines, ranging from The New Yorker to Scientific American.[16] Two leading journals, Science and Nature, refused to carry the ad, in at least one case due to concern over backlash from the GMO industry.[16]
In 2019, David Bronner pledged his company’s matching contribution of $150,000 to Oregon’s statewide ballot initiative to legalize psilocybin assisted therapy.[17]
Personal lifeedit
In honor of National Coming Out Day in 2022, Bronner announced in an essay on his website that he uses he/him and they/them pronouns, describing himself as "about 25% girl" and not being "‘straight,’ ‘gay,’ or ‘man’ or ‘woman’".[1][18] The essay also mentioned Bronner's wife Mia, who is bisexual and genderfluid, and their 25-year-old non-binary child Maya as having inspired him in his gender exploration.[1][18]
Notesedit
^Bronner uses he/they pronouns.[1] This article uses masculine pronouns for consistency.
Referencesedit
^ abcFactora, James (2022-10-14). "The CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap Just Came Out as Using He/They Pronouns". Them. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
^Bronner, David (2015). Dr. Bronner's All-One! Report(PDF). Dr. Bronner's. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^"Executive Team". Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps website. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^Burge, Brad. "Putting "All-One" Into Practice: An Interview with David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps with Brad Burge". MAPS Bulletin vol. 25, no. 1: Psychedelics and Policy (Spring 2015).
^ abcBronner, David. "How This Whole Crazy Trip Started." In Dr. Bronner's All-One! Report, 2015, p. 5.
^ abcdeHarkinson, Josh. "How Dr. Bronner’s Soap Turned Activism Into Good Clean Fun". Mother Jones, May 24, 2014.
^ abcdeDahl, Kieran. "How a decades-old hippie soap brand became a touchstone of wellness culture". Vox, May 8, 2019.
^ abStolzoff, Simone. "Lather Rinse Repeat". Quartzy, September 4, 2018.
^"Mike Bronner Media Profile" 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. N.D.
^"Dr. Bronner’s Announces Change in Titles of Leadership". Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps press release, August 4, 2015.
^ abcSmith, Phillip. "Brother David’s quest to turn the cannabis industry truly green—and support activism". Salon, May 5, 2019.
^Sheffi, Yossi. Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in a Business (and When Not To). MIT Press, 2018, pp. 322-324.
^ abLee, Martin A. Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana. Scribner, 2012, p. 394.
^Heyward, Anna. "Meet-Up". The New Yorker, February 21, 2016.
^Bronner, David. "Herbicide and Insecticide Use on GMO Crops Skyrocketing While Pro-GMO Media Run Interference". Advertorial.
^ abPhilpott, Tom. "Why Did Top Scientific Journals Reject This Dr. Bronner’s Ad?". Mother Jones, October 20, 2014.
^Somerset, Sara Brittany. "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap Company Supports The 2020 Legalize Psilocybin Initiative". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
^ abBronner, David (2022-10-11). "My Journey to Embrace "He/They" as My Pronouns!". Dr. Bronner's. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments a violation of Wikipedia s terms of use It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view August 2023 This article is about the U S soap company executive For the U S pension fund executive see David G Bronner David Bronner born 1973 is an American corporate executive and activist As the top executive at Dr Bronner s Magic Soaps he a has become known for his activism around a range of issues especially fair trade sustainable agriculture animal rights and drug policy reform David BronnerBorn1973Los AngelesAlma materHarvard University edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Family and education 2 Business career 3 Activism and philanthropy 4 Personal life 5 Notes 6 ReferencesFamily and education editDavid Bronner was born in Los Angeles California the son of Jim Bronner and Trudy Bronner 2 He graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with a degree in biology 3 4 He is the grandson of Emanuel Bronner founder of Dr Bronner s Magic Soaps an American producer of organic soap and personal care products His father worked for the company in the 1980s and 1990s 5 and his mother is the company s chief financial officer 6 Business career editIn 1997 David Bronner began working for the family business which was then under the leadership of his father 5 Following his father s death in 1998 David became the company s president 5 and working with his brother Michael grew the company from 4 million in annual revenue in 1998 to 120 million in 2017 6 7 8 In 1999 he joined the small handful of top U S executives who voluntarily capped their salaries out of commitment to fair labor principles Dr Bronner s Magic Soaps still has its top salary capped at five times that of the company s lowest paid workers 6 7 In 2015 David moved into the newly created position of Cosmic Engagement Officer CEO while Michael took over as president 9 10 In 2019 Bronner founded the company Brother David s to produce organic sun grown cannabis in partnership with the supply chain company Flow Kana and independent small farmers 7 11 The company states that all profits will go to support regenerative agriculture and reform of drug prohibition laws 11 Activism and philanthropy editDr Bronner s Magic Soaps has supported causes related to drug policy reform animal rights organic labeling sustainable agriculture and fair trade practices Roughly 10 percent of the company s revenue goes to charitable giving and activist causes annually 8 Organizations that have been supported under Bronner s leadership include the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies for which Bronner serves on the board of directors and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society 11 A particular target of Bronner s activism has been efforts to protect the hemp industry in the United States 12 Under his leadership in 2001 the company funded and coordinated with the Hemp Industry Association on its lawsuit against the U S Drug Enforcement Administration DEA seeking to prevent a ban of hemp food sales in the United States 13 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay in the case in 2002 and ruled in favor of the hemp industry in 2004 13 Bronner has been arrested twice for civil disobedience while protesting limitations on the domestic production of hemp In 2009 he was arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn at DEA headquarters 6 14 In 2012 he was arrested after harvesting hemp and milling hemp oil while locked in a metal cage in front of the White House 6 7 In 2015 he was named Cannabis Activist of the Year by the Seattle Hempfest 7 In 2014 Bronner wrote an advertorial drawing attention to the ways that GMO crops have led to increased pesticide use in the United States 15 It was initially published as a short article in the Huffington Post and subsequently as an ad in various wide circulation magazines ranging from The New Yorker to Scientific American 16 Two leading journals Science and Nature refused to carry the ad in at least one case due to concern over backlash from the GMO industry 16 In 2019 David Bronner pledged his company s matching contribution of 150 000 to Oregon s statewide ballot initiative to legalize psilocybin assisted therapy 17 Personal life editIn honor of National Coming Out Day in 2022 Bronner announced in an essay on his website that he uses he him and they them pronouns describing himself as about 25 girl and not being straight gay or man or woman 1 18 The essay also mentioned Bronner s wife Mia who is bisexual and genderfluid and their 25 year old non binary child Maya as having inspired him in his gender exploration 1 18 Notes edit Bronner uses he they pronouns 1 This article uses masculine pronouns for consistency References edit a b c Factora James 2022 10 14 The CEO of Dr Bronner s Magic Soap Just Came Out as Using He They Pronouns Them Retrieved 2022 10 15 Bronner David 2015 Dr Bronner s All One Report PDF Dr Bronner s p 5 Retrieved 6 February 2020 Executive Team Dr Bronner s Magic Soaps website Retrieved June 5 2019 Burge Brad Putting All One Into Practice An Interview with David Bronner CEO of Dr Bronner s Magic Soaps with Brad Burge MAPS Bulletin vol 25 no 1 Psychedelics and Policy Spring 2015 a b c Bronner David How This Whole Crazy Trip Started In Dr Bronner s All One Report 2015 p 5 a b c d e Harkinson Josh How Dr Bronner s Soap Turned Activism Into Good Clean Fun Mother Jones May 24 2014 a b c d e Dahl Kieran How a decades old hippie soap brand became a touchstone of wellness culture Vox May 8 2019 a b Stolzoff Simone Lather Rinse Repeat Quartzy September 4 2018 Mike Bronner Media Profile Archived 2018 11 23 at the Wayback Machine N D Dr Bronner s Announces Change in Titles of Leadership Dr Bronner s Magic Soaps press release August 4 2015 a b c Smith Phillip Brother David s quest to turn the cannabis industry truly green and support activism Salon May 5 2019 Sheffi Yossi Balancing Green When to Embrace Sustainability in a Business and When Not To MIT Press 2018 pp 322 324 a b Lee Martin A Smoke Signals A Social History of Marijuana Scribner 2012 p 394 Heyward Anna Meet Up The New Yorker February 21 2016 Bronner David Herbicide and Insecticide Use on GMO Crops Skyrocketing While Pro GMO Media Run Interference Advertorial a b Philpott Tom Why Did Top Scientific Journals Reject This Dr Bronner s Ad Mother Jones October 20 2014 Somerset Sara Brittany Dr Bronner s Magic Soap Company Supports The 2020 Legalize Psilocybin Initiative Forbes Retrieved 2019 10 05 a b Bronner David 2022 10 11 My Journey to Embrace He They as My Pronouns Dr Bronner s Retrieved 2022 10 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Bronner amp oldid 1196347171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
